calling function in msg

[Mike Yates]

Jim Hurley <jphurley at jps.net> wrote

>There remain problems in calling functions from the msg box. It is 
>true that you can avoid problems with a *simple* function call by 
>avoiding  "put", but there are problems with compound statements.
>
>For example: In the stack script defined the function
>
>function sq x
>return x*x
>end  sq
>
>If you enter into the msg box sq(3) you get 9 as expected. But if you
>enter 3*sq(3) you get an error.

On the other hand if you enter sq(3)*3 you get 27. It's the lack of 
symmetry that is the problem - also  it doesn't just apply to defined 
functions but native functions as well - try 3*sin(3) and sin(3)*3.

Mike Yates <myates at sumitsoftware.com>