Data type of preprend array size in Flatten To String block

Hi
The data type of the preprend array size in Flatten To String block is given as I32. Is it somehow possible to reduce the data type to I8, since the width and height of my array won't exceed 255 ?. I also need to do the same in Unflatten To String as well.
Best regards
Oesen

Oesen wrote:
Hi
The data type of the preprend array size in Flatten To String block is given as I32. Is it somehow possible to reduce the data type to I8, since the width and height of my array won't exceed 255 ?. I also need to do the same in Unflatten To String as well.
The short answer is no. This is because the index is an I32. NI likes to keep integers as an I32 whenever possible for reasons like this.
Since you are dealing with a 2D array (width and height), it will actually use 2 I32s before the actual data.
As Ravens stated, you could put in your own array sizes before the array in the string. But it is worth saving 6 bytes? Not likely.
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 String outputMark;
 String outputSID;
 int j;
 StudentRecord temp = new StudentRecord();
 boolean intChange = true;
 int pass = 1;
 while((pass <= numOfStudents - 1) && (intChange))
 intChange = false;
 for (j = 1; j <= numOfStudents - pass; j++)
 module[j] = new StudentRecord();
 if(module[j].mark > module[j + 1].mark)
 intChange = true;
 temp.mark = module[j].mark;
 temp.sID = module[j].sID;
 module[j] = module[j + 1];
 module[j + 1].mark = temp.mark;
 module[j + 1].sID = temp.sID;
 pass++;
 outputSID = String.valueOf(module[1].sID);
 outputMark = String.valueOf(module[1].mark);
 return (outputSID + " " + outputMark);
 public static String findGrade(StudentRecord module[], int numOfStudents, long studentID)
 String foundGrade = "";
 int i;
 String outputSID;
 String outputMark;
 for (i = 1; i <= module.length; i++)
 module[ i] = new StudentRecord();
 if (studentID == module[ i].sID)
 outputSID = String.valueOf(module[ i].sID);
 outputMark = String.valueOf(module[ i].mark);
 foundGrade = (outputSID + " " + outputMark);
 if (foundGrade == "")
 JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
 "No grade found for Student: " + studentID);
 return foundGrade;
 public static void studentIDSort(StudentRecord module[], int numOfStudents)
 int i;
 int j;
 StudentRecord temp = new StudentRecord();
 for (i = (module.length - 1); i >= 0; i--)
 for (j = 1; j <= i; j++)
 module[j] = new StudentRecord();
 if (module[j - 1].sID > module[j].sID)
 temp = module[j - 1];
 module[j - 1] = module[j];
 module[j] = temp;
 public static void markSort(StudentRecord module[], int numOfStudents)
 int i;
 int j;
 StudentRecord temp = new StudentRecord();
 for (i = (module.length - 1); i >= 0; i--)
 for (j = 1; j <= i; j++)
 module[j] = new StudentRecord();
 if (module[j - 1].mark > module[j].mark)
 temp = module[j - 1];
 module[j - 1] = module[j];
 module[j] = temp;
 public static void displayData(StudentRecord module[], int numOfStudents)
 String outputMessage = "";
 int i;
 for (i = 1; i <= module.length; i++)
 module[ i] = new StudentRecord();
 outputMessage += (module[ i].sID + " " + module[ i].mark + "\n");
 JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
 "Data Display\n" +
 "**** *******\n\n" +
 outputMessage,
 "Data Display", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
}

Try this piece of code...... I adapted it to your program, so it starts from 1. You should pass numOfStudents - 1 as numOfStudents to don't get the notorious error =D
if (menuChoice.equals("1"))
findHighest(module, numOfStudents - 1);
I added the println statement because in your prog isn't present an output routine (well, at last I didn't see it..... maybe because I'm sleepy =) )
public static void findHighest(StudentRecord module[], int numOfStudents)
String outputMark;
String outputSID;
StudentRecord retValue = new StudentRecord();
retValue.sID = module[1].sID;
retValue.mark = module[1].mark;
for (int i = 2; i <= numOfStudents; i++) {
 if (module.mark > retValue.mark) {
 retValue.sID = module[i].sID;
 retValue.mark = module[i].mark;
outputSID = String.valueOf(retValue.sID);
outputMark = String.valueOf(retValue.mark);
System.out.println(outputSID + " " + outputMark);
Hope it can help you

Error while assigning dates to associative array of date type

Hi All,
I am facing the issue while assigning dates to associative array of date type:
Oracle Version:
SQL> select * from v$version;
BANNER
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - 64bi
PL/SQL Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
CORE    10.2.0.1.0      Production
TNS for Linux: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
Stored procedure i am trying to write is as following
create or replace procedure jp1 (
p_start_date date default trunc(sysdate,'MM')
, p_end_date date default trunc(sysdate)
is
l_no_of_days number;
type t_date_id is table of date
index by pls_integer;
l_date_id_arr t_date_id;
begin
l_no_of_days := p_end_date - p_start_date;
for i in 0
.. l_no_of_days - 1
loop
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end loop;
end;
I am getting error at line 14 while compiling this. and the error message is as following:
Errors for PROCEDURE JP1:
LINE/COL ERROR
14/5     PL/SQL: Statement ignored
14/22    PLS-00382: expression is of wrong type
So while investigating this i tried to output the value of (p_start_date + i) using dbms_output.put_line and the output is date itself.
create or replace procedure jp1 (
p_start_date date default trunc(sysdate,'MM')
, p_end_date date default trunc(sysdate)
is
l_no_of_days number;
type t_date_id is table of date
index by pls_integer;
l_date_id_arr t_date_id;
begin
l_no_of_days := p_end_date - p_start_date;
for i in 0 .. l_no_of_days-1
loop
    --l_date_id_arr := p_start_date + i;
    dbms_output.put_line(p_start_date + i);
end loop;
end;
output of the
exec jp1
is as following:
01-DEC-13
02-DEC-13
03-DEC-13
04-DEC-13
05-DEC-13
06-DEC-13
07-DEC-13
08-DEC-13
09-DEC-13
10-DEC-13
11-DEC-13
12-DEC-13
13-DEC-13
14-DEC-13
15-DEC-13
16-DEC-13
17-DEC-13
18-DEC-13
I see the output as date itself. so why it is throwing error while assigning the same to associative array of date type.
I tried to google also for the same but to no avail.
Any help in this regard is appreciated or any pointer some other thread on internet or in this forum.
Thanks in advance
Jagdeep Sangwan

Read about associative arrays :
create or replace procedure jp1 (
p_start_date date default trunc(sysdate,'MM')
, p_end_date date default trunc(sysdate)
) is
l_no_of_days number;
type t_date_id is table of date
index by pls_integer;
l_date_id_arr t_date_id;
begin
l_no_of_days := p_end_date - p_start_date;
for i in 0..l_no_of_days - 1
loop
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