> ... what happens when the code that delivers the 
> datastructure is wrong? What
> happens when you accidentally clober a value, and you can't 
> seem to figure out
> why LIST_OF_FOO is empty or wrong.

This template is not for debugging.

> What are you REALLY accomplishing with your creation. 

Ease of use for a designer. 
1. Designer points the special template to a tt-data-provider
2. Designer sees at a glance the exact value they need for their template
3. Designer follows the path to the value
"cpi.latest.state.va.percentchange"
4. Designer puts that path in tags [% %] in their template. Done.

> So, while you "tool" is pretty cool, it can only be an aid.

Agreed.

> There are going to
> be debugging issues that you can't catch programatically, 
> like clobbering stash
> values -- because sometimes you do want a "cascading clobber".

This template is not for debugging.

-- 
Mark Thomas                    [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Internet Systems Architect     User Technology Associates, Inc.

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