Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript?

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On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:18:32 -0400, eBob.com wrote:
> I am working with some csv files.  To make the program more maintainable and 
> more self-documenting I "define" values to use as subscripts; e.g. ...
>
> define('SS2KEY',0);
>
> BUT, whereas this produces what I expected ...
>
> echo "we have a match - key: $file2cols[0]\n";
>
> ... this does not ...
>
> echo "we have a match - key: $file2cols[SS2KEY]\n";
>
> I see the other text but no value is substitited for $file2cols[SS2KEY]
>
> I've wasted so much time on this.  Why can't I define constants to use as 
> subscripts?

Try the following right after the failing example:

print "This is a quoted constant: SS2KEY\n";
$foo=$file2cols[SS2KEY];
print "this is a variable assigned: $foo\n";
print "this is concat test: ".$file2cols[SS2KEY]."\n";

Then come back and tell us if you want to change your question.

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Thread

Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? "eBob.com" <eBob.com@totallybogus.com> - 2011-08-28 15:18 -0400
  Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript?  PS "eBob.com" <eBob.com@totallybogus.com> - 2011-08-28 15:36 -0400
    Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript?  PS Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2011-08-28 15:53 -0400
    Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript?  PS "Álvaro G. Vicario" <alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX@demogracia.com.invalid> - 2011-08-29 13:43 +0200
  Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? Denis McMahon <denis.m.f.mcmahon@gmail.com> - 2011-08-28 19:43 +0000
  Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? Chuck Anderson <cycletourist@invalid.invalid> - 2011-08-28 13:48 -0600
    Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? "eBob.com" <eBob.com@totallybogus.com> - 2011-08-28 16:57 -0400
      Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? Richard Damon <news.x.richarddamon@xoxy.net> - 2011-08-28 20:26 -0400
  Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2011-08-28 15:02 -0500
  Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? A.Reader <anonymously@example.com> - 2011-08-30 09:55 -0400
    Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-08-30 11:09 -0400

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