OpenEuphoria

Re: suggestion sequence section

• Posted by gertie at visionsix.com Feb 07, 2003
• 461 views

On 7 Feb 2003, at 17:34, jbrown1050 at hotpop.com wrote:

> 
> On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 03:53:57PM -0600, C. K. Lester wrote:
> > 
> > > s = "abcdefgh"
> > > x = "1..2"
> > > ? s[x]
> > >
> > > This only borders on string execution.
> > 
> > I'm sure there's a reason, so I want to know why you can't go:
> > 
> >     s = "abcdefgh"
> >     x = 1
> >     y = 2
> >     ?s[x..y]
> > 
> > or use an eXtractSequence function:
> > 
> >     s = "abcdefgh"
> >     x = "1..2"
> >     ? es( s, x )
> > 
> > where x can be an object... you'll just have to parse it out, which won't be
> > too difficult.
> > 
> > I think the results you want can be obtained, but maybe not the way you want
> > to obtain them...?
> 
> Or you can do what I did and write a parser to convert all s[x] to es(s, x),
> if
> you must have that syntax.
> 
> Or, if you really want it in the interpreter, ask for it in the openeu mailing
> list, as it seems unlikely that RC will add such new inovative things in the
> mainstream interpreter.

I un-subbed from that list months ago, nothing i suggested was acceptable. I 
can get all the rejection i need here, thanks.

Kat