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Re: Who's up for breaking IDL? [message #36011 is a reply to message #35824]

Mon, 04 August 2003 08:39

Paul Van Delst[1]
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Paul van Delst wrote:
>
> Tim Robishaw wrote:
>>
>> Oh, wait. Now it does. Yeah. I'm confused. What this suggests to me
>> is that you cannot have a file that stores a routine and name it with
>> capital letters. (I could call the actual routine name, inside the
>> file, PRO ReSoLvE_Me... this isn't a case sensitive issue... it's all
>> about how I choose to name the file.) Otherwise, RESOLVE_ROUTINE will
>> choke on it if the routine has not already been compiled. That is
>> dumb. Someone please tell me that I'm right???
>
> Yep - you're right. Filenames should always be lowercase (on unix systems at
> least...dunno about windows.)
>
> It is a bit nutty, I agree, but that's the way it is. I think case sensitivity
> in any language is silly. I don't know how C programmers can stand it.

I just realised after I posted this that it doesn't really make sense since I
contradict myself.

Oh well. :o(

What I *meant* to say was I think use of case sensitive filenames is o.k. (IDL
doesn't), but not case sensitive variables in actual IDL code.

The downside of allowing case-sensitive filenames is that a simple rule (always
lowercase) is gone and users have to rack the brain matter a bit more. In my
experience, this can be disasterous (i.e. requiring people to think.... :o) in
the short term.

paulv

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		Who's up for breaking IDL? By: timrobishaw on Sat, 02 August 2003 14:10
		Re: Who's up for breaking IDL? By: R.G. Stockwell on Mon, 04 August 2003 10:06
		Re: Who's up for breaking IDL? By: James Kuyper on Mon, 04 August 2003 09:46
		Re: Who's up for breaking IDL? By: David Fanning on Mon, 04 August 2003 09:38
		Re: Who's up for breaking IDL? By: R.G. Stockwell on Mon, 04 August 2003 09:06
		Re: Who's up for breaking IDL? By: fburton on Mon, 04 August 2003 09:05
		Re: Who's up for breaking IDL? By: R.G. Stockwell on Mon, 04 August 2003 09:00
		Re: Who's up for breaking IDL? By: David Fanning on Mon, 04 August 2003 08:58
		Re: Who's up for breaking IDL? By: Craig Markwardt on Mon, 04 August 2003 08:39
		Re: Who's up for breaking IDL? By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Mon, 04 August 2003 08:39
		Re: Who's up for breaking IDL? By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Mon, 04 August 2003 08:34
		Re: Who's up for breaking IDL? By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Mon, 04 August 2003 08:31
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