Re: Long Constant Names

["Joe Lee" <LeeJD@xxxxxx>]

I remember that, now. I don't think I voted for it because I didn't see
it as being as useful as some of the other options, though I don't
remember what the other options were. My initial thought was just to
allow a qualified data structure to be defined as a constant. The
ability to have constants as subfields of variable data structures is
also interesting, but I think I would prefer to have constant data
structures in the next RPG enhancement, rather than have to wait until
the one after that to get constant subfields, of course if we can have
both in the next update I wouldn't complain. 

Joe Lee

>>> bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx 12/30/2004 13:11:28 >>>
Joe Lee wrote:
> 
> An interesting idea occurred to me while reading this. Would it be
> possible to add constant qualified data structures? These constants
> would be used and defined just like a variable qualified data
structure.
> So you would have something like the following.
> 

My memory has already gone on New Year's vacation ... 

Const for variables was on our last enhancement survey (2002).  It got
about 6% of the votes.  Maybe with an example like yours it would have
scored higher ...

#38  $15   Allow keyword CONST for variables.  CONST variables can be
           initialized, but not modified.  On procedure calls, they
can
           be passed only as CONST or VALUE parameters.