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Re: resetting script between runs
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Re: resetting script between runs


  • Subject: Re: resetting script between runs
  • From: Luther Fuller <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 08:42:39 -0500

On Jun 4, 2007, at 8:15 AM, Nigel Garvey wrote:

And "top level" variables count as globals in this respect. If the
'global' declaration above is omitted, runNr still increments over runs.


I think there was a bug in the earlier versions of Tiger, whereby globals
and properties _didn't_ persist. But that's been fixed for a while now.


To "remove garbage from a script between runs", you can set its globals
to less bulky values (eg. "") before it finishes, or, preferably, use
locals instead.

I solve this problem by simply avoiding the use of globals. Always. My run handlers always start with ...


on run
	local ...

followed by a list of all "top-level" variables. I pass variables to handlers, instead, which can sometimes be a pain. I'm convinced that globals were never intended to be persistent, but someone made a mistake and we are stuck with it.

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