Bliss32(Dec VMS) used periods "." for pointers. Multi dots were allowed and gave me many a headache back in the day. Myvar==>The the variables value .Myvar==>Address of the variables value ..Myvar==>Address of the address to the variables value And so on...
Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -----Original Message----- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Colin Holgate Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:49 AM To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Re: Pointers The difficulty with pointers and handles was that with one you could get straight at the value you wanted, and the other you had to dereference it first. Meaning, that you were the one who had to understand whether you were dealing with a pointer or a handle. Computers ought to take care of those things for you. > On Oct 15, 2016, at 7:38 AM, Mike Kerner <mikeker...@roadrunner.com> wrote: > > I don't know why you would have a problem with that; Once you > understand how to use pointers, you should have no problems with > handles; _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
