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Why define constants
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30/10/2006 10:13:44
 
 
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Visual FoxPro
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Coding, syntax & commands
Miscellaneous
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01164235
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01165504
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>>>>>>And intellisense can tell you what 16 stands for.
>>>>>
>>>>>And Intellisense just jumps off the the printed page!
>>>>
>>>>What printed page?
>>>
>>>The point I'm making is that, OK, Intellisense helps you out but if the prog is printed then it can't.
>>
>>You are PRINTING CODE?
>
>Besides, I've just realised, you all talk of Intellisense obviating the need for define constants, and I said "what about reading the printed code?". Well, Intellisense DOES help out when typing (tho I find it a PITA sometimes when the bubble obscures what I'm typing) but, once the code is written, in VFP 7 at any road, it doesn't come back again with mouse hover of click when you're READING the code.

Good point.
Groet,
Peter de Valença

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