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Uppercase / lowercase style
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23/09/1998 15:22:53
 
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Visual FoxPro
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Miscellaneous
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00138827
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I'll give you another one: Why is it generally accepted that THIS, THISFORM are uppercase but ActiveForm, ActiveControl is mixed case *but* if you plop an object reference into a method using the right-click object list, it's ThisForm.


>I hope this hasn't been thrashed to death.
>
>Isn't it a real pain to type VFP reserved words in upper case? Is it necessary, especially with syntax highlighting in the editor? I know one thing--it's sure hard to read (unless you're used to it, of course). And I can't think of any other language that uses upper case so much except COBOL.
>
>I'm thinking of our public image here, as well...:)
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John Koziol, ex-MVP, ex-MS, ex-FoxTeam. Just call me "X"
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro" - Hunter Thompson (Gonzo) RIP 2/19/05
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