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Posted: **Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:48 pm**

The following is from the HELP file:

If ReDim is used with a multi-dimension array, only its last dimension can be changed.

What is ment by that?

If I have a multidimensional array like:

Dim MYarray.l(2,2)

I get these fields/items/elements (whatever):

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MYarray Index 0 = Position 1, Position 2
MYarray Index 1 = Position 1, Position 2
MYarray Indexl 2 = Position 1, Position 2

So when it's redimmed to:

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ReDim MYarray(4,4)

I get these fields/items/elements (whatever):

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MYarray Index 0 = Position 1, Position 2
MYarray Index 1 = Position 1, Position 2
MYarray Index 2 = Position 1, Position 2
MYarray Index 3 = NoPosition, Position 2
MYarray Index 4 = NoPosition, Position 2

or what?

Posted: **Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:35 pm**

You can only change the last dimension:

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Dim array(10, 2)
ReDim array(10, 40) ; Ok
ReDim array(20, 40) ; Not Ok

Posted: **Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:38 pm**

ooo, VB6 have this limitation as well, but there was a workaround posted to get around this.

Will there be a way to redim any dimension of an array in PB in the future?

Posted: **Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:45 pm**

The problem is mainly a performance issue, so i don't think we will change it. You can still Dim it again if you want to change everything.

Posted: **Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:32 am**

Fred wrote:You can only change the last dimension:
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Dim array(10, 2)
ReDim array(10, 40) ; Ok
ReDim array(20, 40) ; Not Ok

Thanks for the explanation.

Maybe it's a good idea to put the code above into the help file.

Posted: **Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:43 am**

Hi at all

Somebody have a code, who do a REDIM a string array and/or integer for all the dimension ????

Perhaps with SWAP of memory, in another array or another thing. :roll:
Because the manipulation of memory is again too difficult for me

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