Syntax issue, associative array with string key and command

[mslonik]

Dear forum,

I cannot by myself figure out what I'm doing wrong:

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ini_ListViewPos := {"X": 0, "Y": 0, "W": 0, "H": 0}

ini_ListViewPos["X"] := 7 ;this works

IniRead, ini_ListViewPos["X"],				Config.ini, Section, Key ;this doesn't work

I get the following message:
The following variable name contains an illegal character: "ini_ListViewPos["X"]"

What I'd like to get is:

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ini_ListViewPos["X"] <- Key

I have a problem with syntax. How should I use command (e.g. IniRead) with associative array (e.g. ini_ListViewPos) when keys of that associative array are strings?

Kind regards, mslonik

[mikeyww]

I'm not sure that you can specify an array as an output variable, but you can use an intermediate variable.

[gregster]

Afaik, this is not supported for commands that return a outputvariable. As a workaround, you'll have to use a regular variable and then assign it to an array in a second step.
Or, you could wrap this procedure into a reusable function...

[mslonik]

Thank you for pointing out your remarks and suggestions.

I couldn't find anything about "regular" OutputVar in documentation or, opposite to that, about not implementing Objects, so I decided to open the separate topic dedicated to this issue in "Suggestions on documentation improvements" subforum. I link that new topic here.

Kind regards, mlsonik