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[Timothy Miller]

Oopsie! I meant this to be a back-channel message to Jacque.

Fortunately, I don't think I embarrassed myself or Jacque.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Tim


On Jun 15, 2011, at 4:58 PM, Timothy Miller wrote:

> Hi Jacque,
> 
> Thanks very much. I understand the arithmetic in your function. You just made my life a little easier, as you have several times before.
> 
> If I understand your article on functions correctly, a handler or a script can do anything a function can do. However, scripts containing functions are easier to create and maintain. Also, functions are easier to repair and maintain, because they are not embedded in complex scripts.
> 
> E.g.
> 
> Put random(99) into myVar
> 
> invokes a native LiveCode function
> 
> If I thought about it, I could probably figure out a way to write a script or a handler that would generate random numbers, but it would be messy, and it would be silly to put the script in more than one place.
> 
> Am I getting the right idea?
> 
> There's another thingie, sort of like a function... I think it also returns a value or list, but I can't recall what it's called and can't find it in the dictionary under "control structures," so, never mind.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> 
> Tim