Re: Bug with periods in [math] variable names
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = >Mac PI, WC 4.0.2rc2 > >Using a period in a [math] variable name causes that variable assignment to >fail. The same name in a [text] variable works fine. Math variable names have always had non-standard limitations which simply do not exist in any other variables in the webdna language. I have asked many times, but no reason has ever been given for why these non-standard limitations exist.IMHO it is rather lame to develop software that cannot adhere to a few simple rules for *all* variable names, but apparently that's just the way it is with webcatalog. Here are the math variable name limitations I am aware of:1- Math variable names have limited string lengths, while no other variables have this limitation.2- Math variable names cannot include anything except alphabetical characters or numeric digits, but no other variables have this limitation.3- Math variable names cannot begin with a numeric digit, yet no other variables have this limitation.================================================= Kenneth Grome WebDNA Consultant telephone number: 011 63 32 486-9077 telephone number: 011 63 919 749-0060 business web site: http://webdna.net personal web site: http://kengrome.com =================================================------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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>Mac PI, WC 4.0.2rc2 > >Using a period in a [math] variable name causes that variable assignment to >fail. The same name in a [text] variable works fine. Math variable names have always had non-standard limitations which simply do not exist in any other variables in the webdna language. I have asked many times, but no reason has ever been given for why these non-standard limitations exist.IMHO it is rather lame to develop software that cannot adhere to a few simple rules for *all* variable names, but apparently that's just the way it is with webcatalog. Here are the math variable name limitations I am aware of:1- Math variable names have limited string lengths, while no other variables have this limitation.2- Math variable names cannot include anything except alphabetical characters or numeric digits, but no other variables have this limitation.3- Math variable names cannot begin with a numeric digit, yet no other variables have this limitation.================================================= Kenneth Grome WebDNA Consultant telephone number: 011 63 32 486-9077 telephone number: 011 63 919 749-0060 business web site: http://webdna.net personal web site: http://kengrome.com =================================================------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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