# Array data type

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/array-data-type/1798>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 3, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/array-data-type/1798 "2010-05-03T18:37:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![robin.abdul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@robin.abdul](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robin.abdul)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/array-data-type/1798/1 "2010-05-03T18:37:22Z")

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Hi,

How is it possible to call / use an Array Data type

For instance, consider an Array of 10 Floating Points

How to access to external tag…

no TAG Data Type of Array reference is give, help needed

abdul

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**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/array-data-type/1798/2 "2010-05-03T19:10:58Z")

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Ignition does not have an array data type for SQLTags. You have to break up the array into several tags each addressing a scalar value, eg. TagPath[0].