> And in principle I much prefer the communication between invoker and macro te > be as explicit as possible. I see no value at all in > allowing the programmer to omit one or two letters (or any amount) from the > value of a keyword. The time saved by not having to > press those few keys cannot outweigh the readability and maintainability of > the code and the macro.
> Furthermore it promotes the notion of 'Do what I mean, not what I say'. This > should be avoided at all cost in anything related to > software development. Or to sum it all up: what expectations can I possible have from a programmer that cannot be bothered to correctly spell a 'keyword=value' parameter? Fred! ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: The information in this electronic mail message is private and confidential, and only intended for the addressee. Should you receive this message by mistake, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or use of this message is strictly prohibited. Please inform the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or opening it. Messages and attachments are scanned for all viruses known. If this message contains password-protected attachments, the files have NOT been scanned for viruses by the ING mail domain. Always scan attachments before opening them. -----------------------------------------------------------------
