array new(3,4) x1-x12;

array new(r,c) x1-x12;

columns rows x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 x7 x8 x9 x10 x11 x12

The first dimension in the ARRAY statement specifies the number of rows.

V array new(3,4) x1-x12;

rows x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 x7 x8 x9 x10 x11 x12

The second dimension specifies the number of columns.

V array new(3,4) x1-x12;

columns x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 x7 x8 x9 x10 x11 x12

You can reference any element of the array by specifying the two dimensions. In the example below, you can perform an action on the variable x7 by specifying the array reference new(2,3). You can easily locate the array element in the table by finding the row (2), then the column (3).

array new(3,4) x1-x12; new(2,3)=0;

x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 x7 x8 x9 x10 x11 x12

When you define a two-dimensional array, the array elements are grouped in the order they are listed in the ARRAY statement. For instance, the array elements x1 through x4 can be thought of as the first row of the table.

V V V V array new(3,4) x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 x7 x8 x9 x10 x11 x12;

x1	x2	x3	x4
x5	x6	x7	x8
x9	x10	x11	x12

The elements x5 through x8 become the second row of the table, and so on. V V V V array new(3,4) x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 x7 x8 x9 x10 x11 x12;

x1	x2	x3	x4
x5	x6	x7	x8
x9	x10	x11	x12