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Number of Subscripts

Draft MDC Standard

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2.4.2 Number of subscripts

The number of subscripts in a global variable is limited in that, in a global array reference, the total length of the array reference must not exceed 510 characters. The length of an array reference, assuming it is in the form ^ VB environment VB name ( i1 , i2 , ... , in ), is calculated as follows. If:

    E = $Length(environment),
N = $Length(name),
I = $Length(i1) + $Length(i2) + ... + $Length(in), where each subscript (i1 through in) is either a numlit or a sublit, and
L = n,

then:

    the total length of an array reference = E + 3 + N + I + ( 2 * L ) + 15.
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