Possible String issue? (*solved*)

[boriel]

Okay, I figured out what it is... and it's a weird one, to say the least! :-)

This is a revised version of the code above but with the value being stored in an element of a String array instead of in a standalone String. It compiles and works perfectly with the new version of ZXBasic:

Code:

dim testglobal(5) as string cls testglobal(1) = "global" print testglobal(1) setlocal() print testglobal(1) print "done" sub setlocal dim testlocal as string testlocal = "local" testglobal(1) = testlocal print testlocal print testglobal(1) end sub

However.... if I take out all of the literal '1' values and make the array index a variable instead, the code no longer works - you get a blank value at the final 'print'.

Code:

dim testglobal(5) as string dim pos as UBYTE cls pos = 1 testglobal(pos) = "global" print testglobal(pos) setlocal() print testglobal(pos) print "done" sub setlocal dim testlocal as string testlocal = "local" testglobal(pos) = testlocal print testlocal print testglobal(pos) end sub

Hopefully that makes some sense to you, boriel! :-D

It does!
In fact that was the bug I was expecting!