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Re: Functions and arrays [message #7598 is a reply to message #7594]

Wed, 04 December 1996 00:00

thompson
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rigby@crd.ge.com (Wayne Rigby) writes:

> In article 6ll@post.gsfc.nasa.gov, thompson@orpheus.nascom.nasa.gov (William Thompson) writes:
>>
>> I've just run into a serious limitation in the way IDL handles functions and
>> arrays. I've always been aware that there was an ambiguity in the IDL syntax,
>> ...
>> It is my opinion that IDL should be tightened in its handling of arrays and
>> functions. If a procedure contains a variable with a given name, then it
>> should be unambiguous that one is referencing that variable, and not some
>> function which happens to share the same name.
>> ...
>> William Thompson

> Please complain directly to RSI about this! We ran into this about a year
> ago, and were unable to get past the first level support folks telling us that
> this was an inevitable consequence of IDL's weak typing.

I sent a copy of the same message to RSI's support people, and they promised to
get back to me on it. I'm sure that the messages posted here will have some
effect on their response.

Bill Thompson

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		Re: Functions and arrays By: David R. Klassen on Sat, 07 December 1996 00:00
		Re: Functions and arrays By: Tim Patterson on Fri, 06 December 1996 00:00
		Re: Functions and arrays By: haimov on Fri, 06 December 1996 00:00
		Re: Functions and arrays By: steinhh on Fri, 06 December 1996 00:00
		Re: Functions and arrays By: greenwoodde on Thu, 05 December 1996 00:00
		Re: Functions and arrays By: William Clodius on Thu, 05 December 1996 00:00
		Re: Functions and arrays By: thompson on Thu, 05 December 1996 00:00
		Re: Functions and arrays By: Mirko Vukovic on Thu, 05 December 1996 00:00
		Re: Functions and arrays By: brian.jackel on Thu, 05 December 1996 00:00
		Re: Functions and arrays By: Anonymous on Thu, 05 December 1996 00:00
		Re: Functions and arrays By: llobet on Thu, 05 December 1996 00:00
		Re: Functions and arrays By: Peter Mason on Thu, 05 December 1996 00:00
		Re: Functions and arrays By: thompson on Wed, 04 December 1996 00:00
		Re: Functions and arrays By: steinhh on Wed, 04 December 1996 00:00
		Re: Functions and arrays By: gunter on Wed, 04 December 1996 00:00
		Re: Functions and arrays By: rigby on Wed, 04 December 1996 00:00

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