Offset function

[Robert Presender]

Hi Klaus,

Your input triggered my memory (what's left of it) about literal 
strings.
Thanks for straightening me out.

Regards ... Bob

On Saturday, September 14, 2002, at 09:01  AM, Klaus Major wrote:
> Hi Robert,
>
>> Using Rev 1.5A7.1 or Rev 1.1.1
>>
>> With reference to transcript dictionary offset, I put example 3 into
>> the message box with and without the quotes and obtained the same
>> results.
>>
>> offset("bark","embarking")
>> offset(bark,embarking)
>>
>> Are the quotes necessary?  If necessary, under what conditions?
>>
>> Thanks for any comments.
>
> Maybe these 2 little scripts will answer your question.
> See the difference ?
> Hints: variables ;-)
>
> on mouseUp
>    put "dfdfdf" into bark
>    put "xxxxxxxxx" into barking
>    put offset(bark,embarking)
> end mouseUp
>
> ### -> 0
>
> on mouseUp
>    put offset("bark","embarking")
> end mouseUp
>
> ### -> 3
>
>> Regards ... Bob
>
> Regards
>
>
> Klaus Major