Re: Shopping with Accounts
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 48314
interpreted = N
texte = Marc Kaiwi wrote:> No this is a good example> ... WebDNA always knows what context it's in.:-) WebDNA might know what context it is in... but it might not be the one that you think it is in.hmm, Whats not good about my example again? :-) Simply, If you use similarly named vars inside two contexts that use that var name, then this is illegal and your results will be unknown (thus incorrect).> May seem a little confusing at first but just always think of it as > being a local variable or local in scope.> If you need a value from somewhere outside the local scope or way > down in the nest then assign it some name or other.This is a correct statement and is exactly what I was referring to when I said that there are ways to code the above to get it to do what you want.However, there are other things Kimberly might want to consider in her naming conventions.... such as: • discerning between same names can be confusing when anylizing/changing complex code. • the possibility of having to do work arounds (like the one above)What it boils down to is a personal preference of naming conventions. I'm not going to rip on someone for using the same names as the orderfile names if it works for them. :-) Just sharing my experiences. cheers, Donovan> > > kind of interesting topic. > > > -- -Donovan Brooke -Administrator of IT / -Assc. Art Director -Creative Services -Epsen Hillmer Graphics-402.342.1169 X297 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Marc Kaiwi wrote:> No this is a good example> ... WebDNA always knows what context it's in.:-) WebDNA might know what context it is in... but it might not be the one that you think it is in.hmm, Whats not good about my example again? :-) Simply, If you use similarly named vars inside two contexts that use that var name, then this is illegal and your results will be unknown (thus incorrect).> May seem a little confusing at first but just always think of it as > being a local variable or local in scope.> If you need a value from somewhere outside the local scope or way > down in the nest then assign it some name or other.This is a correct statement and is exactly what I was referring to when I said that there are ways to code the above to get it to do what you want.However, there are other things Kimberly might want to consider in her naming conventions.... such as: • discerning between same names can be confusing when anylizing/changing complex code. • the possibility of having to do work arounds (like the one above)What it boils down to is a personal preference of naming conventions. I'm not going to rip on someone for using the same names as the orderfile names if it works for them. :-) Just sharing my experiences. cheers, Donovan> > > kind of interesting topic. > > > -- -Donovan Brooke -Administrator of IT / -Assc. Art Director -Creative Services -Epsen Hillmer Graphics-402.342.1169 X297 ------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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