>>>The compiler can't catch them all.
>With scripts - like FoxPro's execscript - I don't see how the compiler
>can catch it - until executed. It is up to the developer to write and
>test the script with the help of the compiler.

EXECSCRIPT() has no chance of catching it. But the ones like my example are raw source code syntax errors. Those should be caught.

>>And when conditions are found in source code which reflect upon
>>some previously unknown failure of the compiler, the failure should
>>be quickly fixed, an apology issued, and possibly those responsible
>>should be dragged behind a tractor for a country mile or two....
>LOL. Well said. A little harsh though. How about 50 lashes with a
>cooked spaghetti noodle. ;)

I don't know. I'm kind of a hardliner on this subject. I proposed a $1500 per instance fine the other day for when developers don't indent CASE lines within DO CASE...ENDCASE blocks. I think some people wanted to drag me behind a tractor in that example.