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Re: temporary() problem [message #86028 is a reply to message #86027]

Tue, 24 September 2013 15:43

spluque
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Thanks to both of you! Clearly, I wasn't paying attention to the book section on argument passing mechanism. Now I've learnt not to use temporary() directly on arguments!

Cheers,
Seb

On Tuesday, September 24, 2013 4:39:39 PM UTC-5, David Fanning wrote:
> Paul van Delst writes:
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>> I would go with the explanation that temporary() is "messing" with the
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>> top level environment because that's what the programmer wrote it to do.
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>> "Why is the computer doing what I told it to do, not what I want it to do?"
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> This comes later in the syllabus, when we talk about "programming
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> philosophy, prayer, and metaphysics." ;-)
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> Cheers,
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> David
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> --
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> David Fanning, Ph.D.
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> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
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> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/
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> Sepore ma de ni thue. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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		temporary() problem By: spluque on Tue, 24 September 2013 13:25
		Re: temporary() problem By: David Fanning on Tue, 24 September 2013 13:32
		Re: temporary() problem By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Tue, 24 September 2013 14:29
		Re: temporary() problem By: David Fanning on Tue, 24 September 2013 14:39
		Re: temporary() problem By: spluque on Tue, 24 September 2013 15:43

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