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Re: *Very* strange script / global variable behavior

Nigel Garvey wrote:

>And this script object, being the top-level script 
object, is created at compile-time; ergo the script object in Outer
is also created at compile-time.

Not according to ASLG, but maybe you have a better source:

The ASLG is mostly incorrect. A named script object declared within another script object is initialised when the parent script object is initialised, same as property values and handler objects. Only unnamed script objects and script objects within declared handlers are initialised when the relevant code is executed. Simple demonstration showing when initialisation occurs:

on x(s)
display dialog s & " initialised"
end x
script
property a : x("unnamed script")
end script

    script o1
        property b : x("script o1")
        script o2
            property c : x("script o2")
        end script
    end script

This displays "script o1 initialised" and "script o2 initialised" when the script is compiled, and "unnamed script initialised" when run.

HTH

has
http://freespace.virgin.net/hamish.sanderson/
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