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  CREATE_ARRAY

     Creates an array.  You can add elements indexed by values of any data
     type except pattern, learn, program, and unspecified.  To add an
     element whose index is not specified by the parameters, simply assign a
     value to an element of an existing array.

  Syntax

     array_variable := CREATE_ARRAY [(integer1 [,integer2])]

  Parameters

     integer1             Optionally, the number of integer-indexed elements
                          you want the array to have.  You can index
                          elements with integers even if you do not specify
                          this parameter.  You can also specify integer
                          indexes that are not within the range created by
                          integer1 and integer2.  However, processing is
                          much faster for integer-indexed elements that are
                          within the range created by integer1 and integer2.

     integer2             Optionally, the lowest integer value you want
                          TPU to use as an index in the array.  The
                          default value is 1.  You can specify a value for
                          integer2 only if you have specified a value for
                          integer1.

  Examples
         The following assignment statement creates an array with 11
         integer-indexed elements.  The first integer-indexed array element
         in the range created by the two parameters is indexed by the value
         -5; the last integer-indexed array element in the range is indexed
         by the value 5.

         array_variable := CREATE_ARRAY (11, -5);

     1.  The following assignment statement creates a dynamic element in the
         array FOO.  The element is indexed by the string BAR.  The value 10
         is assigned to the element.

         foo{"bar"} := 10
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