Re: subArray INDX field set to 0 if NORD <= 0

[Carl Lionberger <CALionberger@lbl.gov>]

I'm pretty sure that the reason I put this in is the poor way the 
waveform record, on which subarray  was based, posts invalid status. 
Certainly the subarray record support does not ever set INVALID and the 
waveform record does it only in a part that looks  unreachable to me. 
The readValue() returns bad status but the process routine ignores it.  
It seems to me that the record should go invalid if it can't obtain input.

Although I think Lewis' argument is compelling, I also think more needs 
to be done than just eliminating the assignment of indx to zero.

Carl

Andrew Johnson wrote:

> Hi Lewis,
>
> J. Lewis Muir wrote:
>
> > I have found that if a subArray record reads 0 elements into its 
> > array, it sets its INDX field to 0.  Is this behavior intended?  I 
> > would rather it not change its INDX field in this situation.
>
>
> I agree that this behavior seems a little strange and I'm inclined to 
> apply your patch (there's nothing mentioned in the Record Reference 
> Manual about what should happen).  The record's author is listed as 
> Carl Lionberger who is still a member of this community â Carl, do you 
> have any comments on this change?
>
> - Andrew



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