Writing array of strings into a file

[qwer85]

I have foll script. Why my file is empty, when i use string in array?

Global $users[255][3]
For $i = 0 To UBound($users, 1) - 1
    For $k = 0 To UBound($users, 2) - 1
        $users[$i][$k] = 0
    Next
Next

$users[0][0] = "User1231" ; This expression doesn't work
;$users[0][0] = 1231 ; But this one WORKS FINE!

$users[0][1] = 12312382
Local $file = FileOpen("test.txt", 2)
For $i = 0 To UBound($users) - 1
    If $users[$i][0] = 0 Then ContinueLoop
    FileWriteLine($file, $users[$i][0] & " | " & $users[$i][1])
Next
FileClose($file)

[qwer85]

Ok I found out why it's not writing in file - If $users[$i][0] = 0 Then ContinueLoop is activated and it's exiting the loop. But... wtf? Why after $users[0][0] = "User1231" the If statement shows true on $users[$i][0] = 0 expression?

Edited September 19, 2007 by qwer85

[qwer85]

Well I managed to fix the problem by changing If $users[$i][0] = 0 Then ContinueLoop to If $users[$i][0] = "" Then ContinueLoop. But I can't undersand why string = 0 in arrays.

Edited September 19, 2007 by qwer85

[ResNullius]

But I can't undersand why string = 0 in arrays.

Not just in arrays:

MsgBox(0,"TEST","STRING" = 0)

From the helpfile under "Language Reference - Datatypes"

A variant can contain numeric or string data and decides how to use the data depending on the situation it is being used in. For example, if you try and multiply two variants they will be treated as numbers, if you try and concatenate (join) two variants they will be treated as strings.

...

If a string is used as a number, an implicit call to Number() function is done. So if it doesn't contain a valid number, it will be assumed to equal 0. For example,

10 * "fgh" equals the number 0.