[Gambas-user] $, # and DIM

[Charlie]

Benoît Minisini schrieb:

>Le Mardi 21 Janvier 2003 21:13, jochen.georges at ...22... a écrit :
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>>hello gambasians,
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>>three litle questions:
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>>what does a "$" mean as the first character of a variables name?
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>In Gambas, you can't put a "$" in the beginning of a variable name !
>Or dou you mean the LAST character ?
>Or am I wrong, and it is a compiler bug then.
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>>what does a "#" mean as the first character of a variables name?
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>Same remark than before, but replace "$" by "#".
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>>if i leave the DIM i see no difference, what is the use of DIM?
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>The DIM is not useful in gambas. I keep it not to cloud guys knowing 
>Visual-Basic.
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>>sorry - basic is new to me.
>>i had a look in some basic books, but i did not found a answer, that made
>>me happy.
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>>thanks for any hint!
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>>beste gruesse
>>jochen
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>Gambas is inspired by Basic, but does not follow exactly its rules, because 
>some are not useful anymore.
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Just for fun !
Do you remember for what BASIC stays ?

Charlie