Dynamic array

[SirEddy]

I am a bit lost here and think I did something like this in the past. Say I have array that I want to call the record length as follows:

dataRecords = data_fish.length
or
dataRecords = data_dogs.length

But I want to have a function to dynamicaly call the length but want to use variables like:

recordCatagory = fish
getLength(recordCatagory)

function getLength(recordCatagory) {
arrayToCall= "data_" + recordCatagory
dataRecords = arrayToCall.length
}

Is it possible?

 

[grittyminder]

That won't work because arrayToCall is a string. If you want to find the length of a string you must use Len() but I don't think that is what you want to do...

 

[grittyminder]

I think what you want to do is recordCatagory.length. You should be able to do this if recordCatagory is an array.

 

[grittyminder]

Actually, I'm sorry. I'm getting javascript and vbscript mixed up. Try using UBound(array) + 1

 

[grittyminder]

Actually, I'm really messed up. For some reason I thought this was the vbscript forum. You probably shouldn't listen to anything I said. I think I need to get some sleep...

 

[SirEddy]

ok no one else reply to this thread cause I am going to repost it. And thanks griity for your help. Go get some sleep. LMAO.