Thanks to all who replied. My problem was solved by restarting the IDE, and I think Colin's explanation was a very clear one - it is a bug IMO but perhaps not a very serious one.
On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:37:48 -0400, Colin Holgate <co...@verizon.net> wrote: > Here you go, an entire article on the topic: > > http://www.runrevplanet.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=150:52-tips-in-as-many-weeks-tip-23&catid=57:tip-of-the-week&Itemid=65 Alex, I have also noticed that loop variables (I normally use i,j,k etc) are implicitly declared, which does indeed seem an anomaly, even if a useful one. Probably deserves a note in the dictionary entry for 'repeat'. Alex Tweedly wrote: > I recently discovered that even when 'explicit variables' is turned on, > you don't always need to declare a variable !! I thought this was a > bug, and reported it, but the official reply was that this is intended > behaviour. Seems wrong to me, but apparently that's the way it is. > > If a variable is used as a repeat loop control variable (e.g. repeat for > each key K in ...., etc.) then it is *implicitly* declared for you, and > won't cause an error even if explicit variables is on. And then, if you > subsequently do declare a variable with that name, then you get the > "shadows another variable" error. _______________________________________________ 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
