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[Peter T. Evensen]

I vote for the Pascal ":=", too.  That's the same thing Authorware uses (if 
you are using their script and not Javascipt).  Might help Authorware refugees!

Since we have "put something into tSomethingElse" and if we add " 
tSomethingElse = something" why not add a 3rd to accommodate everyone?

Anyway, there are usually two ways to do things in Trans...er... 
Revolution, e.g.  "abs(-5)" and "the abs of -5", so having the two 
different types of assignments (put and =) seems to be within the spirit of 
the language.

At 03:09 PM 7/12/2006, you wrote:
>Rob Cozens wrote:
>
>>>The key thing to remember with this proposed addition is that it's an 
>>>ADDITION, and OPTION that one can CHOOSE to use if they like, or not if 
>>>they don't.
>>And if Pascal programmers want := does Rev support yet another 
>>OPTION.  And if you want VB syntax, do we add yet another OPTION?
>
>Reductio ad absurdum can be amusing, sometimes even pursuasive, but rarely 
>truly helpful.  While we've had many requests over many years for what can 
>in the 21st century rightly be called "common" assignment notation, yours 
>is the first and only post to suggest Pascal be considered as well.
>
>The proposed assignment OPTION is consistent with several dozen languages, 
>many of which are still actively growing a strong rate, as opposed to 
>Pascal which is the only one which uses Pascal-style assignment and is in 
>rapid decline today.

Peter T. Evensen
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