0 1 2 3 4 5
a 3 s 5 y h d 
b e 4 5 6 7 9
c 3 e w 8 9 0
d 2 e e 4 5 6
e 2 3 1 9 9 3
f 3 4 d 7 q s

;example 1
dim $array[5,5] 
? $array[2,3]

;example 2
DIM $array[5]
for $i = 0 to ubound($array)
	$array[$i] = $array
next
? $array[2][3]

3 s 5 y h d 
e 4 5 6 7 9
3 e w 8 9 0
2 e e 4 5 6
2 3 1 9 9 3
3 4 d 7 q s

$data = loadfile("data.txt")
for $i = 0 to ubound($data)
	$data[$i] = split($data[$i])
next

? $data[2][3]

;this Function will load the contents of a text file into an array
Function loadfile($file)
	DIM $fso,$f,$fs
	$fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
	$f = $fso.GetFile($file)
	If @ERROR Exit(2) EndIf
	$fs = $f.OpenAsTextStream(1)
	$loadfile = Split($fs.Read($f.size),@CRLF)
	Exit(@ERROR)
EndFunction

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Second is seeding of a RND, when would be the appropriate time to use them, and why would you seed a RND.

Thanks.

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for $i = 1 to 10
	? RND(10)
next

G:\kix\sandbox>kix32 test

0
6
2
8
6
5
3
9
9
8

SRND(@msecs)
for $i = 1 to 10
	? RND(10)
next

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and why would you seed a RND

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Quote:

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Re: RND

so if I am using RND to generate a number in an UDF, will it generate the same RND each time I call the UDF, or will it generate the same RND each time I run the script?

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SRND(@TICKS*1000+@MSECS)

;This would assign a value to the second dimension correct?
$array[0][0] = $value 
;This would get a value associated to a particular location?
$value = $array[1][5]

Dim $Array[6]
For $Count = 0 to 5
$array[$count] = $SomeVar
Next
Redim Preserve $Array[6][6]
For $Count = 0 to 5
  For $Count2 = 0 to 5
    $array[$count][$count2] = $AnotherVar
  Next
Next

dim $a[3,3]
? $a[2,3]

dim $a[2,3,4]
?  $a[2,2,2]

dim $a[2], $b[2]
$a[1]=$b

? $a[1][2]

Then as I gather the options selected by the user I would do a 
$Array[2] = $Array[2] + $Option
to add another column to this array element

$Subarray[4] = $Array[2]
Redim Preserve $Subarray[5]
$Subarray[5] = $OptionToAdd
$Array[2] = $Subarray

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Is that correct? And what about the rest of my logic, as far as I can tell from what you are saying here it is correct.

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You might be correct, but it's hard to tell

I think that you are over-complicating the process because you are new to arrays and how to use them.

Take a step back, and describe for us exactly what it is you are trying to do. We can suggest a solution which might include arrays. Or it might not!

For example, after understanding what you want to do we may well suggest that you would be better off writing the data directly to an INI file rather than storing it in an array.