it and explicitVar?

[Jerry Jensen]

Ah! So it does! Apologies for the bad info.
.Jerry

On Nov 24, 2012, at 4:24 PM, Peter Haworth <pete at lcsql.com> wrote:

> Actually, the dictionary entry for copy says:
> 
> "If a destination card, group, or stack is specified, the *copy*
> command<http://glossary/c/99.xml>places the
> ID <http://dictionary/property/2074.xml>
> property<http://glossary/p/391.xml>of the newly created
> object <http://glossary/o/329.xml> in the
> it<http://dictionary/keyword/1456.xml>
> variable <http://glossary/v/522.xml>, and the appropriate
> message<http://dictionary/keyword/1473.xml>is sent."
> 
> Not saying it actually happens, just that the dictionary claims it should.
> Looks like the workaround is have a newxxx handler to check for it.
> 
> Pete
> lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Richard Gaskin
> <ambassador at fourthworld.com>wrote:
> 
>> This is a known inconsistency.  Most other commands that create objects
>> put the long ID of the newly-created object into "it", but not copy or
>> clone.
>> 
>> I think there's a bug report about that somewhere in the DB...
>> 
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