Re: Bug using 'now' as variable name in 4GL

Posted in 1993

Colonel Panic — 10 Aug 93 04:07:26 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <stuart.744426990@coral> stuart@coral.cs.jcu.edu.au (Stuart Kemp) writes: >Using 4GL 4.10.UE2 on SCO 3.2.4 Are you *sure* it was (compiled) 4GL and not RDS? >I tried using a variable called 'now' in a 4GL program ... core-dump city! >The word 'now' is in the list of reserved words ... anyone know what is it >for, or what it does? > >Dept of Computer Science Internet: stuart@coral.cs.jcu.edu.au It was partially put in the grammar for RDS only, but not done right. 4GL properly gives an error: 'The symbol "now" does not represent a defined variable. See error number -4369.' Known bug 15050. -- Alan Denney aland@informix.com {pyramid|uunet}!infmx!aland '"Meltdown"? That's one of those annoying buzzwords. I prefer to call it an "unrequested fission surplus".' -- Mr. Burns on "The Simpsons"

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