Hmmm... A data entry program which goes from prompt#20 backward thru
prompt#1 ... the users'd LOVE that!

-Keith

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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin King
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 7:03 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [U2] Good Programming Practice Question.........

>> FOR X = 1 TO PROMPT.CNT
>>        *some code here*
>>        *Back up one prompt*
>>        X = X - 1 - (X # 1)
>> NEXT X
> 
> One more case for looping backwards!  It amazes me how much complex
> code folks have written over the years to backup after removing a
> value from a list, when all the time if the loop were written to go
> from the back to the front the backing up logic is completely
> unnecessary. 
> 
> -K
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