The itemdelimiter could be set (and got) in Hypercard.
Very best,
François
Le 18 sept. 2011 à 21:34, Richard Gaskin a écrit :
> Roger Eller wrote:
>
>> Why is LiveCode's default delimiter a comma, such as in the dateItems?
>> Is it simply because it is visible, whereas a TAB is not?
>
> I believe that's why it was chosen for HyperTalk, and RunRev followed suit on
> that.
>
> For the data types supported inherently in HC, it's generally okay because
> they don't include in-data commas (dateItems is a good example).
>
> But by letting scripters put their own data into such chunks it opens up a
> world of potential hurt, which is why SuperCard, OMO, and LiveCode support
> customizable delimiters (the itemDelimiter and lineDelimiter properties). HC
> would probably have added those too had it lived long enough.
>
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