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Re: Top level garbage strike
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Re: Top level garbage strike


  • Subject: Re: Top level garbage strike
  • From: Steven Angier <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 20:19:02 +1100

Thanks, Axel, for the insight.

On 13/1/03 3:11 AM, "Axel Luttgens" <email@hidden> wrote:

> I think you may simplify your example as follows:
>
> -- Script1
>
> script Something
> property someProperty : {}
> end script
>
> repeat 100 times
> copy Something to theInstance
> end repeat

True, though I was merely using the "ten in a row" technique to make the
duration an accurately recordable length.

> On each iteration, you create a new copy of Something and store it into
> theInstance.
> But that new copy includes Something as well as its parent (with its
> current status).
> That is, consecutive copies get more and more complicated.
>
> Consider this:

<snip>

> theInstance's theInstance's theInstance's theInstance
> --> "xxx"
>
> -- and so on...

Aaah -- a giant feedback loop!


> Well, I believe the above explains much of what you observed.
> And that all this results from explicitely defined behavior of scripts
> objects in relationship with the copy command.

It does explain it. Thank you.


Steven Angier
Macscript.com
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