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**#ADD(** //symbol, expression// [, //position// ] **)**

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| **#ADD** | Adds a new instance to a multi-valued user-defined symbol. |
| //symbol// | A multi-valued user-defined symbol. |
| //expression// | An expression containing the value to place in the //symbol's// instance. |
| //position// | An integer constant or symbol containing the instance number to add to the //symbol//. Instance numbering begins with one (1). If the //position// is greater than the number of previously existing instances plus one, the new instance in appended and no intervening instances are instantiated. |

The **#ADD** statement adds a value to a multi-valued user-defined //symbol//. An implied #FIX to that //symbol's// instance occurs. If the //symbol// is not a multi-valued user-defined symbol then a source generation error is produced.

If the //symbol// has been declared with the UNIQUE attribute, then the #ADD is a union operation into the existing set of //symbol's// values. Only one instance of the value being added may exist. Also, the UNIQUE attribute implies the #ADD is a sorted insert into the existing set of //symbol's// values. After each #ADD, all of the //symbol's// values will be in sorted order.

If the //symbol// has been declared without the UNIQUE attribute, duplicate values are allowed. The new value is added to the end of the list and may be a duplicate. If the //symbol// is a duplicate, then any dependent children instances are inherited.

**Example:**

**#DECLARE(%ProcFilesPrefix),MULTI,UNIQUE   #!Declare unique multi-valued symbol**

**#FIX(%File,%Primary)                      #!Build list of all file prefiXEs in proc**

**#ADD****(%ProcFilesPrefix,%FilePre)           #!Start with primary file**

**#FOR(%Secondary)                          #!Then add all secondary files**

**  #FIX(%File,%Secondary)**

** ****#ADD****(%ProcFilesPrefix,%FilePre)**

**#ENDFOR**

**See Also:**

[[ declare  declare a user defined symbol .htm|#DECLARE]]

[[ fix  fix a multi value symbol .htm|#FIX]]

[[ select  fix a multi value symbol .htm|#SELECT]]