>See how the EQU would never be "executed"? >Since it works, I assume the tokenizer reads >the whole program and picks up the equates, >but what I want to know is, is there some >reason for doing it this way, perhaps better >performance or less memory used?
I would guess there is neither a performance nor memory reason but rather just an attempt at cleverness and/or obfuscation. EQUs, being a compiler directive, simply update the symbol table for compilation so there is no additional memory being used and as those symbols are compiled to p-code there would likely be no performance implication. I would think it would necessitate a two pass compilation or deferred references to anything equated to avoid unassigned variables, and the fact that its lack of obviousness has prompted your question, I'm inclined to nominate such a coding practice as The Bad Idea of The Week. -Kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.PrecisOnline.com ** Check out scheduled Connect! training courses at http://www.PrecisOnline.com/train.html. ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
