Re: Weird variable thing in 8.1.5

[Tom Glod via use-livecode]

I can't imagine the number of hours I would lose without having that option
on. I have about 5 lines of code if not more. So maybe I need it
more than most people.

On Jul 16, 2017 3:38 PM, "Alex Tweedly via use-livecode" <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:

>
>
> On 16/07/2017 18:49, Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode wrote:
>
>>
>> In 14 years with LC I have never used that option.
>>
>>
>> You should try it :-)
>
> Can be a bit of a pain to add all the local variable declarations - BUT
> every so often it will help you discover a typo in a variable name, and
> suddenly you've fixed a potential bug that was lurking in your code. And
> the cost of the time to add those declarations is nothing compared to
> diagnosing and fixing bugs reported by distant users.
>
> -- Alex.
> P.S. of course, YMMV.
> My taping skulls are bid, so I often spill thongs wring - maybe you don't
> hive that problem :-)
>
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Re: Weird variable thing in 8.1.5

[Alex Tweedly via use-livecode]

On 16/07/2017 18:49, Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode wrote:


In 14 years with LC I have never used that option.



You should try it :-)

Can be a bit of a pain to add all the local variable declarations - BUT 
every so often it will help you discover a typo in a variable name, and 
suddenly you've fixed a potential bug that was lurking in your code. And 
the cost of the time to add those declarations is nothing compared to 
diagnosing and fixing bugs reported by distant users.


-- Alex.
P.S. of course, YMMV.
My taping skulls are bid, so I often spill thongs wring - maybe you 
don't hive that problem :-)



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Re: Weird variable thing in 8.1.5

[Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode]

That was it - must have gotten clicked by accident.

In 14 years with LC I have never used that option.



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> On Jul 16, 2017, at 1:43 PM, ** Clarence P Martin ** via use-livecode 
> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Check in your script editor window under the Edit Sub-menu and look to see
> if "variable checking" is checked. That means that you need to declare any
> variables before you can use them. If you uncheck this, LiveCode will not
> require you to declare variables.
> Some people don't use variable checking and other do. That is a personal
> preference. Look up variable checking in the manual and you can decide what
> to do.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Clarence Martin
> Email: chi...@themartinz.com
> Cell: 626 6965561
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf
> Of Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode
> Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2017 8:07 AM
> To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com
> Cc: jonathandly...@gmail.com
> Subject: Weird variable thing in 8.1.5
> 
> I just created a button with this script:
> 
> On mouseup
>  Put "test" into tTest
> End mouseUp
> 
> It would not compile, producing the following error:
> 
> Compilation error at line 2 (Chunk: can't create a variable with that name
> (explicitVariables?)) near "tTest", char 15
> 
> Why would this happen?
> 
> Nobody would ever be able to use 8.1.5 if that always happened, so what
> would make it happen now?
> 
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RE: Weird variable thing in 8.1.5

[** Clarence P Martin ** via use-livecode]

Check in your script editor window under the Edit Sub-menu and look to see
if "variable checking" is checked. That means that you need to declare any
variables before you can use them. If you uncheck this, LiveCode will not
require you to declare variables.
Some people don't use variable checking and other do. That is a personal
preference. Look up variable checking in the manual and you can decide what
to do.

Sincerely,

Clarence Martin
Email: chi...@themartinz.com
Cell: 626 6965561

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Of Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode
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Subject: Weird variable thing in 8.1.5

I just created a button with this script:

On mouseup
  Put "test" into tTest
End mouseUp

It would not compile, producing the following error:

Compilation error at line 2 (Chunk: can't create a variable with that name
(explicitVariables?)) near "tTest", char 15

Why would this happen?

Nobody would ever be able to use 8.1.5 if that always happened, so what
would make it happen now?

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Re: Weird variable thing in 8.1.5

[Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode]

Thanks Panos

It is amazing how many options LC has. :)



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> On Jul 16, 2017, at 11:14 AM, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hi Jonathan,
> 
> This is because you have enabled Strict Compilation Mode. To fix that error:
> 
> 1) add "local tTest" before "Put "test" into tTest"
> 
> OR
> 
> 2) Disable strict compilation (LC Preferences -> Script Editor -> Strict
> Compilation Mode)
> 
> Best,
> Panos
> --
> 
> On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 4:06 PM, Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode <
> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
>> I just created a button with this script:
>> 
>> On mouseup
>>  Put "test" into tTest
>> End mouseUp
>> 
>> It would not compile, producing the following error:
>> 
>> Compilation error at line 2 (Chunk: can't create a variable with that name
>> (explicitVariables?)) near "tTest", char 15
>> 
>> Why would this happen?
>> 
>> Nobody would ever be able to use 8.1.5 if that always happened, so what
>> would make it happen now?
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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Re: Weird variable thing in 8.1.5

[panagiotis merakos via use-livecode]

Hi Jonathan,

This is because you have enabled Strict Compilation Mode. To fix that error:

1) add "local tTest" before "Put "test" into tTest"

OR

2) Disable strict compilation (LC Preferences -> Script Editor -> Strict
Compilation Mode)

Best,
Panos
--

On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 4:06 PM, Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> I just created a button with this script:
>
> On mouseup
>   Put "test" into tTest
> End mouseUp
>
> It would not compile, producing the following error:
>
> Compilation error at line 2 (Chunk: can't create a variable with that name
> (explicitVariables?)) near "tTest", char 15
>
> Why would this happen?
>
> Nobody would ever be able to use 8.1.5 if that always happened, so what
> would make it happen now?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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Weird variable thing in 8.1.5

[Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode]

I just created a button with this script:

On mouseup
  Put "test" into tTest
End mouseUp

It would not compile, producing the following error:

Compilation error at line 2 (Chunk: can't create a variable with that name 
(explicitVariables?)) near "tTest", char 15

Why would this happen?

Nobody would ever be able to use 8.1.5 if that always happened, so what would 
make it happen now?

Sent from my iPhone
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