From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 6032 invoked from network); 25 Apr 2006 09:42:57 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.1 (2006-03-10) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, FORGED_RCVD_HELO autolearn=ham version=3.1.1 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 25 Apr 2006 09:42:57 -0000 Received: (qmail 84180 invoked from network); 25 Apr 2006 09:42:49 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 25 Apr 2006 09:42:49 -0000 Received: (qmail 16614 invoked by alias); 25 Apr 2006 09:42:42 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 10184 Received: (qmail 16604 invoked from network); 25 Apr 2006 09:42:42 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 25 Apr 2006 09:42:42 -0000 Received: (qmail 83078 invoked from network); 25 Apr 2006 09:42:42 -0000 Received: from ns9.hostinglmi.net (213.194.149.146) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 25 Apr 2006 09:42:40 -0000 Received: from 212.red-80-35-44.staticip.rima-tde.net ([80.35.44.212]:38142 helo=localhost) by ns9.hostinglmi.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1FYK4C-0004YP-Ey; Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:42:44 +0200 Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:42:50 +0200 From: DervishD To: Com MN PG P E B Consultant 3 Cc: zsh-users Mailinglist Subject: Re: Associative Arrays don't work Message-ID: <20060425094250.GE4384@DervishD> Mail-Followup-To: Com MN PG P E B Consultant 3 , zsh-users Mailinglist References: <6F0CB04509C11D46A54232E852E390AC013D97F2@MCHP7R6A.ww002.siemens.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <6F0CB04509C11D46A54232E852E390AC013D97F2@MCHP7R6A.ww002.siemens.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Organization: DervishD X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - ns9.hostinglmi.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - sunsite.dk X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - dervishd.net X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Hi Ronald :) * Com MN PG P E B Consultant 3 dixit: [Contradictory documentation] > > I can't find where is that said. > > Having reread http://zsh.sunsite.dk/Doc/Release/zsh_14.html#SEC72 > again, I now see that we have two contradicting statements about > this. The first one is exactly like you said: > > > > "Associative arrays _must_ be declared before assignment..." > > The second information, further down this section, says: > > "To create an empty array (including associative arrays), use one of: > set -A name > name=()" > > When I saw the "use one of", I was happy enough to not read the whole > section verbatim. What I would have understood from the above is that name=() will work for both kind of arrays, you're right... I missed that part (probably because I already know that the "set -A name" is needed). The docs may be more clear at that point. > > Hope this helps ;) (tested under 4.2.6, BTW) > > It does, indeed. Thank you very much! You're very welcome ;) Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado -- Linux Registered User 88736 | http://www.dervishd.net http://www.pleyades.net & http://www.gotesdelluna.net It's my PC and I'll cry if I want to... RAmen!