Also, there are workarounds that are not too awkward and don't encourage
the use too much.
(3 : 'if. ... do. ... else. ... 2 end.') ''
And the new {{{...}}} in 903 might be more direct.
On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 1:24 PM Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote:
> Because the control structures must be parsed and thus must be present
> in full. Normal interpretation happens line by line.
>
> Consider using
>
> ".^:condition 'sentence'
>
>
> Henry Rich
>
> On 7/12/2021 12:51 PM, 'Rudolf Sykora' via Programming wrote:
> > Dear list,
> >
> >
> > what is the primary reason for the limitation that control structures
> > like if., select. etc. can only be used from within functions, ie., not
> > directly on the top level of a script.
> >
> >
> > Thank you
> > Rudolf Sykora
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