A word of caution (was - RE: HTML into filePro processing tables--the EASY way!)

[Nancy Palmquist]

Lerebours, Jose wrote:

> I have found cases where people use ***SOME TEXT GOES HERE***
> to mark/block areas on their forms/reports.  Instead of getting
> the ***SOME they get something else, say something like **Y ME.  
> 
> In case you wonder how this is possible, it is because dummy
> variable SO is defined and its content will try to print.  I 
> find this very amusing and love the reaction when I fix it; I 
> always get the "he have that s@#@t for years and Joe Blow could 
> never figure out why".
> 
> Like this, I am sure there are tons of little "I can't believe
> I did that!" but this is one I come across all the time.
> 

That is why they pay us the "big" bucks.

But you are right that is an easy one to miss when you are not thinking 
programming but text.

Nancy
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