Hi Bart,

On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 11:05 PM, Bart C. Wise
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Chen,
>
> Thanks.  That makes sense now.  However, when I take your code and run it, it
> only goes through 1 iteration of the loop and exits.  I'm puzzled.
>
> Bart

Really? 'cause when I run the following code
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\newcount\startcnt

\newcount\tempcnta

\def\myloop#1{%
\message{enter}
\tempcnta=\the\startcnt%
\loop
\message{loop}
\advance \tempcnta by 1
\ifnum\tempcnta<#1 \repeat
\message{exit}}

\starttext

\startcnt=1800

\myloop{2008}

\stoptext
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I got

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systems        : begin file test2 at line 14
enter loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop
loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop
loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop
loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop
loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop
loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop
loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop
loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop
loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop
loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop
loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop
loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop
loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop
loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop
loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop exit
systems        : end file test2 at line 20
 )
===============================

which infers it works for me.

Anyway, I recommand you take the advanced interface as Hans has suggested.
It's easier to use, makes more sense and is more ConTeXt-like.

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Best Regards
Chen
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