More specific question on @SK

[Jeff Harrison]

----- Original Message -----

> From: Kenneth Brody <kenbrody at spamcop.net>
> To: 'FilePro Mailing List' <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
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> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 5:39 PM
> Subject: More specific question on @SK
> 
> Okay, since I've only gotten one (partially-incorrect) answer off-list, and 
> two vague attempts at answers on-list, here is my more direct question.
> 
> Given the following processing[1], what would you expect to see on-screen 
> when you press [SAVE] on a field?
> 
> ==========
> TheTop   If: @sk = "save"
>      1  Then: mesgbox "Here we are at TheTop with SAVE" ; end
>           If:
>      2  Then: mesgbox "Here we are at TheTop with @sk='" & @sk 
> & "'" ; end
> @wlf*    If: @sk = "save"
>      3  Then: goto TheTop
>           If:
>      4  Then: end
> ==========
> 
> No fair actually running it in filePro until after you answer.  If you want 
> to run it afterwards, you are free to do so.  If what you see doesn't match 
> your expectations, explain what differences you saw, and explain why you 
> thought your answer was correct.
> 
> 
[snip]

I would expect the message box on line 1 to execute twice.  Once as part of the when processing, and then again as part of the regular input processing.  I have not tried it however to verify.

Jeff Harrison
jeffaharrison at yahoo.com
Author of JHExport and JHImport.