# Defining Arrays with Variables **URL:** \ **Category:** Forum\ **Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Natural, Natural-on-Mainframes\ **Created:** [August 8, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/defining-arrays-with-variables/78722 "2008-08-08T03:32:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Michele1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Michele1](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Michele1)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/defining-arrays-with-variables/78722/1 "2008-08-08T03:32:43Z")
I am having trouble defining an array , at level 1 with a variable. I have predefined the variable as such 1 #arry-size (n3) init \<100\> then further down I have about 10 variables I want to make single dimension arrays out of… such as 1 #etp-id (n4/#arry-size) I even tried 1 #etp-id (n4/1:#arry-size) NAT0280 Index entry incorrectly specified for field. I would appreciate any help. Thank you! In both cases I get the following error ---
**Author:** ![Ralph\_Zbrog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/ralph_zbrog/32/78_2.png) [@Ralph\_Zbrog](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ralph_Zbrog)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/defining-arrays-with-variables/78722/2 "2008-08-08T04:01:08Z")
Change that INIT to CONST. ---
**Author:** ![Michele1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Michele1](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Michele1)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 4:46am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/defining-arrays-with-variables/78722/3 "2008-08-08T04:46:49Z")
OOOOPS ! THANK YOU!.. :oops: ---
**Author:** ![Michele1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Michele1](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Michele1)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 4:47am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/defining-arrays-with-variables/78722/4 "2008-08-08T04:47:18Z")
OOOOPS ! THANK YOU!.. :oops: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/defining-arrays-with-variables/78722/5 "2021-04-02T14:50:43Z")