An important note is that it these variables are automatically destroyed
when the procedure ends unless declared otherwise. This removes the need to
constantly clear them yourself and allows the developer the freedom of
worrying about stepping on other variables throught an application, as Mr.
Lustig noted.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lawrence Lustig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: RBase Vs Power Builder
> > What are scope variables?
>
> Scoped variables are variables that only exist in a
> certain part of your program. In general, they exist
> for the duration a single function or procedure (the
> equivalent of a command block in R:Base). That way,
> you can use variables in a small part of the program
> without worrying that you are overwriting an important
> value in some other part of the program.
> --
> Larry
>
>
>
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