Multidimensional array in external AS file

Hi there..

Gotta problem with a multidimensional array. It works when included in the actionscript but not when included in an external .as file accessed through #include

the actionscript (in the actual flash doc of course)

Code:

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#include "as/datafiles.as"

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Code:

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var elms = new Array();
for (var i = 0; i<=14; i++) {
        elms.push(new Array());
}
elms[0] = new Array('hydrogen', 'H', 1, 1.01, 1, 'Humphrey Davy', 1702);
elms[1] = new Array('helium', 'He', 2, 4.01, 2, 'Helios', 1835);

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Using a trace statement

Code:

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trace(elms[0][1]);

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brings up 'undefined' when the code is placed in an external ("as/datafiles.as") actionscript file, but works OK in the actionscript.

Any ideas?

solved - the array needed to be set as a _global variable

_global.elms=new Array();