the BASIC RPT$ syntax is soooooooo not LC. "of" might work, though. I also hate the * syntax. Yes, I know what it means, but I'm a CS junkie.
On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 12:54 AM, Jerry Jensen <j...@jhj.com> wrote: > How about rpt(15,5) ? If you don't quote the "15", the numberformat would > take effect, I guess. > > On Feb 8, 2014, at 9:41 PM, Geoff Canyon <gcan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 9:06 AM, Mike Kerner <mikeker...@roadrunner.com > >wrote: > > > >> put 30 "a" into goop, but that is a recipe for failure, and > >> put 30 "a"'s into goop is almost unreadable > >> > > > > If we're devising syntax, I think some other languages use * as in: > > > > put 30 * "a" into goop > > > > This still runs into problems because of LC's typeless variables: > > > > put 5 * 15 -- puts 75 > > put 5 * "15" -- puts 1515151515 > > put 15 into x > > put 5 * 15 -- puts 75 > > put "15" into x > > put 5 * 15 -- still puts 75, nor should it change > > > > Perhaps "of"? > > > > put 5 of 15 -- puts 1515151515 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ 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