Re: 4GL variable substitution in SQL statements - a feature request

Posted in 1998

Peter Lancashire — Thu, 22 Oct 1998 17:55:56 +0100 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

David Williams wrote: > > In article <362DF6F7.6D8E@bayer.co.uk>, Peter Lancashire <Peter.Lancashi > re.PL1@bayer.co.uk> writes <snipping my own stuff> > > > >Is there any support for this or am I just whingeing into the wind? > > Stop whining....SLAP!! > > Prefix variable names with p_ (or l_.m_ and g_ for > local,module,global is you want).. > Ouch! But that underscore key is so hard to reach... Actually, I do this for globals already. Laziness, I suppose, but why *should* I have to do it? Aren't computers supposed to save work? (Ha ha). -- Peter Lancashire Information Systems Specialist, Bayer plc Eastern Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AH, UK Tel: +44-1635-562258, Fax: +44-1635-562281 --- If all else fails, read the instructions and the release notes. Join Infuse, the UK Informix User Group at http://www.infuse.org.uk/ ---