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Re: Common blocks [message #4231 is a reply to message #3202]

Fri, 12 May 1995 00:00

sjt
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Phil (phil@peace.med.ohio-state.edu) wrote:
: In article <D7z1G2.5JI@midway.uchicago.edu> rivers@cars3.uchicago.edu (Mark Rivers) writes:

<deletion>

: >>> This can be useful in many circumstances. I don't think it is possible to make
: >>> that common block "invisible" again. It should not be a problem unless you try
: >>> to use a variable whose name is the same as one in the common block, which
: >>> might then have undesirable side-effects.
: >>>

: Like trying to compile other functions/pros that use the said variables!

Not a problem - common blocks are only visible in the routines they're
declared in (for this purpose MAIN is just anouther routine).

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