Re: TIDs store and restore WAS Re: AsciiNumber & AsciiCharacter
Re: TIDs store and restore WAS Re: AsciiNumber & AsciiCharacter
- Subject: Re: TIDs store and restore WAS Re: AsciiNumber & AsciiCharacter
- From: paulskinner <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 10:51:27 -0400
On Sunday, June 2, 2002, at 01:09 PM, Nigel Garvey wrote:
Paul Skinner wrote on Fri, 31 May 2002 17:04:22 -0400:
While working on rewriting some handlers I looked into the whole
storing and restoring of the TIDs.
SNIP
Unfortunately, the reason my idea was sat upon was precisely because
multiple TIDs might be implemented at some point in the future, thus
causing the downfall of any civilisation that depended on their
non-implementation. :-(
With AppleScript, there's no guarantee that *anything* will work the
same
way in the future - even if it's legally scripted now. But there's
probably no point in taking a risk in this particular case, given that
there are simple, non-controversial alternatives.
That's not to say that you shouldn't experiment if you feel like it. ;-)
NG
I've decided to implement this new method in every script and
handler that I have. I figure that will be enough effort to activate
Murphy's law and cause the AS team to add lists of text item delimiters
functionality to the next release!
Of course Murphy's law is recursive and so you can't make it rain
by washing your car, but I'm betting on the mass of pure re-coding
effort to overbalance that stipulation.
--
Can't set missing value to found. Access not allowed.
Paul Skinner
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