>>>>>>>>>>What is the simplest explanation as to why these are needed? Why not just set regular variable values? So what if they are constant and don't change?
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>>>>>>>>>Security of the source code so that reverse engineering of an application won't give back that code.
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>>>>>>>>Good additional point.
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>>>>>>>Give back what code?
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>>>>>>>It would show "10" instead of "My_Constant" in the source. Is that a big security issue? Enough to not put it in a variable? It can only be done for constants, so constants are the only things that would be protected. Is that a valid security reason to use DEFINE?
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>>>>>>You got it wrong. When your source code is Re-foxed, the constants will remain as is (I'm guessing), e.g. you would not get your code as it was written originally with #DEFINE.
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>>>>>>That was Denis point, as I understood it.
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>>>>>What part did I get wrong? That only the constants are protected?
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>>>>Oh, it's getting in slowly ...
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>>>I didn't get that. Are you trying to be clever? How is all the source protected if I use one DEFINE?
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>>Jay,
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>>What I'm getting is the impression that you don't even read what others post.
>>You immediately respond that you do not agree
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>That's bull. I read all the posts and asked what it meant. Jump off the high horse you seem to be on.
I don't think so
Gregory