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Re: using of EXECUTE??? [message #7422 is a reply to message #7370]

Tue, 12 November 1996 00:00

peter
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Peter Mason (peterm@demsyd.syd.dem.csiro.au) wrote:
: I'd recommend using EXECUTE() only when there isn't a reasonably simple
: "conventional" way to achieve your goal; e.g., for evaluating expressions
: typed in by a user of your program.
: The docs point out two issues:
: . "Compiling the string (execute's arg) at run-time is inefficient..."
: . "Do not use EXECUTE to create new variables inside procedures and
: functions... (it will fail)" (Actually, this does seem to work with a
: full IDL license. I suspect that it might be crippled under runtime IDL,
: though - imagine runtime IDL with this restriction lifted.)

It works a couple of times, maybe, then fails. Causing gnashing of
teeth, because your simple test program runs, but the real thing won't.

Peter

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		using of EXECUTE??? By: alpha on Fri, 08 November 1996 00:00
		Re: using of EXECUTE??? By: Robert Moss on Wed, 13 November 1996 00:00
		Re: using of EXECUTE??? By: alpha on Tue, 12 November 1996 00:00
		Re: using of EXECUTE??? By: peter on Tue, 12 November 1996 00:00
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