Re: Does VB have something that can return just a column of a multi-column array?

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That sounds neat. A 1-dim array of pointers to the second column of the
multi-dim array A Interesting. Thanks for the tip.

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George Hester
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"Jim Mack" <jmack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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George Hester wrote:
I would like to access just one dimension of a multi-column and
rows array. Something like if A(i,j) is an array with values for i
and j how about A(I,j) being just a one-dimensional array? I could
be say the number of elements i. Thanks.

VB doesn't natively allow that, but it's possible to fool VB into
thinking it does, depending on how the array is ordered. But it's a
hack, and has to be approached carefully.

Basically, the idea is to create a blank single-dim array, and
manipulate its SafeArray structure to have the correct bounds, and a
pointer to the data of interest.

It's not for the inexperienced or the careless, though. You can get
things bollixed up pretty well if you miss a step, or do something you
shouldn't.

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Jim Mack
MicroDexterity Inc
www.microdexterity.com



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