Robert, though this has nothing to do with type-checking, you can initialise variables to whatever you like when you declare them, so

global gAGlobal = empty
local aLocal = null

Best,

Mark

On 5 Oct 2006, at 08:47, Robert Sneidar wrote:

I think this underscores the need for REAL type checking. I was told that a positive integer would return true if "is a date" is used.

As easy as non-typed variables are, it often becomes necessary to check for such things. I for one would like to be able to have the option of having new global variables initialized with NULL or UNDEFINED or something, so that I can check for the first time initialization of said variables. Maybe there could be an addition to the global/local variable declaration so that if you include an arguement and the variable is undefined as of yet, it will initialize the variable with your arguement as in:

global bobtest "NULL"

If bobtest already exists it will leave it as is, but if not it will initialize it with the string "NULL" or whatever you tell it to.

<sigh> if only I ruled the world...

Bob Sneidar
IT Manager
Logos Management
Calvary Chapel CM



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