Question about checks for min and max values

[Kenneth Brody]

Quoting Christopher Yerry (Thu, 28 Jul 2005 09:20:33 -0700 (PDT)):

> I don't even know what thread to add this to ...
>
> Point# 1
> We are not talking about numbers, we are talking about the "value" of
> literals being dealt with as numbers. Therefore filepro because of its
> nature cannot work with numbers as other languages do. Because they deal
> with numbers as numbers not literals.
>
> Ex
> field 1 type * = "0"
> field 2 type .0 = 0
>
> are exactly the same thing. So we cannot compare filepro to most (if not
> all) other languages because they do not work this way.

Well, they are _stored_ the same way, but filePro treats the differently,
as one is a string and one is a number.  The internal representation is
not really relevent here.

That would be like saying COBOL's numbers aren't really "numbers" because
they can be stored as text.  (As well as several other formats.)

> Point # 2
> filePro' weakest point is math, it can be done but it is 10x's more
> complicated that it need be. (assembly is easier to understand)

Can you give some specific examples?

> Point# 3
> filePro is essentially not a language it is a utility that has a
> proprietary language.
>
> Point #3

Warning:  Duplicate point.  "3" already used.

> We all have way too much time on our hands ... Has anyone had a question
> answered in the last week ??? I think not !

Has anyone asked a question?  :-)

Actually, there were some printer questions, a VPN question, an ODBC
question, and a mailing list question, all of which were answered (or
at least discussed) I believe.

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