Re: SQR Array Size

["Love, Kristin" <KLove@MSA.COM>]

Do you have an example of simulating a linked list with an array?
thanks!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dray, Adam [SMTP:Adam.Dray@PHH.COM]
> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 4:50 PM
> To:   SQR-USERS@list.iex.net
> Subject:      Re: SQR Array Size
>
> You can always simulate a linked list with an array.  It just takes
> more work and you are stuck with static memory allocation.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Johnson, Dan [SMTP:Dan_Johnson@WRIGHTEXPRESS.COM]
> > Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 4:43 PM
> > To:   SQR-USERS@list.iex.net
> > Subject:      Re: SQR Array Size
> >
> >         As much as I like SQR and think that it is a pretty good
> language,
> > especially when you consider how easy it is to interface with a
> database,
> > I
> > feel that until you are able to dynamically allocate memory and create
> > your
> > own data types  this will remain a second class language. Without these
> > fundamental tools one cannot create a linked list and without a linked
> > list
> > you cannot create a B-Tree, a Binary Search Tree, or a Hash Table just
> to
> > name a few. There are a number of common Computer Science problems that
> > require we these data structures in order to solve the problem with a
> > reasonable time complexity.  That's my humble opinion please feel free
> to
> > tell me how obnoxious it is.
> >
> > Dan.
> >
> >         Dan,
> >
> >         >         I also have a quick question. We are still using SQR
> > version 3.x and
> >         > I was wondering if they have implemented dynamic memory
> > allocation
> > in any of
> >         > the more recent SQR releases.
> >
> >         You must still allocate the maximum size of the array in the
> code;
> >         this cannot be a variable.   The maximum number of arrays has
> been
> >         increased from 20 to 128.
> >
> >         Ray
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >         Ray Ontko   rayo@ontko.com   Phone 1.765.935.4283   Fax
> > 1.765.962.9788
> >         Ray Ontko & Co.   Software Consulting Services
> > http://www.ontko.com/