global declarations for many variables: is there a better way?
global declarations for many variables: is there a better way?
- Subject: global declarations for many variables: is there a better way?
- From: Chris Adams <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 10:44:20 -0400
I am stuck in a way that works, but I think that there must be a better way.
I have variables that I would like to make reference to in a number of
routines within a script. What works for me is to declare the variables at
the beginning:
property height:100
property width:200
global numberOfPictures
global aspectRatio
global fileName
global caption
etc.
This works for me. I feel that somehow I should figure out ways to program
so that I do not need so many global variables, but Applescript seems to
"need" them more than some of the other languages that I am familiar with if
I am performing many functions on a single folder or file, etc.
What I end up with is a column of declarations at the top of my script and I
end up declaring every variable as global that gets used in more than one
routine.
1) Is there a way to define a variable as global automatically or from
within a routine or via a list? I end up declaring most of the variables
that I use as Global.
2) I am using only Script Editor so far. Which third party script editors
work well with variables?
Thank you.
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Chris Adams
Cypress Lake Studios
Hypermedia, Quicktime, and Internet Design
http://www.cypresslakestudios.com
email@hidden