Whoa, TIL. Of course ChatGPT was easily able to make the substitution. I've updated the doc.
gc On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 9:46 AM Alex Tweedly via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On 20/01/2023 15:55, Geoff Canyon via use-livecode wrote: > > > Responses inline: > > > > On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 5:06 AM Alex Tweedly via use-livecode < > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > I thought of this -- especially since ChatGPT's first (python-esque) > > example uses "inf" -- but what would you use as "infinity" in LiveCode? > In > > practice if I were coding and comfortable with it I'd probably just throw > > in 999999999 and be done, but in the abstract, there are bigger numbers > > allowed in LC, and I don't care to find the absolute largest -- plus it > > would be some weird long string -- I think, I don't know off the top of > my > > head what the largest 64-bit value is. > > Just use the constant 'infinity' > > I think it was added fairly recently, but the dictionary doesn't say > what version it first appeared in. > > Alex. > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode