A little? it helps me a LOT, thank you! :)
Thanks John!
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Subject: [REBOL] Re: still a rookie
>
>
> Hi Giovanni,
>
> Confusing to start with :)
> I would recommend making regular use of the built-in help function.
>
> >> myname: [giovanni cardona iguina]
>
>
> >> uno: 1
> >> myname: skip myname -uno <-doesnt work
> >> myname: skip myname -1 <-it works. but I want this on a variable
>
> >> help -
> USAGE:
> value1 - value2
>
> DESCRIPTION:
> Returns the second value subtracted from the first.
> - is an op value.
>
> ARGUMENTS:
> value1 -- (Type: number pair char money date time tuple)
> value2 -- (Type: number pair char money date time tuple)
> --
>
> so try :
>
> >> myname: skip myname (- uno)
>
> or
>
> >> myname: skip myname negate uno
>
>
>
> Example 2;
>
> >> LE: length? myname
> >> print myname/LE <-doesnt work
> >> print myname/3 <-this path works, but I want this on a variable
>
> try :
>
> >> print myname/:LE
>
>
>
> Also I noticed that if I set myname to the last value: Exactly
>
> >> ? last
> USAGE:
> LAST series
>
> DESCRIPTION:
> Returns the last value of a series.
> LAST is an action value.
>
> ARGUMENTS:
> series -- (Type: series port tuple)
> --
>
> >> myname: last myname
>
>
> This has set myname to the last _value_ in the series
>
> Try tail:
>
> >> ? tail
> USAGE:
> TAIL series
>
> DESCRIPTION:
> Returns the series at the position after the last value.
> TAIL is an action value.
>
> ARGUMENTS:
> series -- (Type: series port)
> --
>
> myname: tail myname
>
> and then insert a new name:
>
> >> insert myname 'bonano
> == []
>
> >> myname: head myname
> == [giovanni cardona iguina bonano]
>
> Hope this helps a little.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> John
>
>
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