Michael S Kluskens wrote:
> 
> At 8:23 AM -0500 9/27/01, Chris Stasny wrote:
> >Advantage 3: A program is much more readable if you use the following format:
> >
> >LOCAL
> >DIM xyz AS long     // this is a comment about xyz
> >DIM a$              // this is about a$
> >LOCAL FN Bubba(h AS HANDLE)
> >etc.
> 
> Is there an advantage of doing it that way versus:
> 
> LOCAL FN Bubba(h AS HANDLE)
> DIM xyz AS long     // this is a comment about xyz
> DIM a$              // this is about a$
> etc.
> 
> without the LOCAL?
> 
> Michael
> 
Except for floating point variables I have not yet seen any
advantage for one form over the other. I personally prefer declaring
my variables in the body of the function, perhaps because it gives
me more the feeling of a self contained entity. I would even like to
have the possibility to write something like this:

CLEAR LOCAL MODE FN Bubba(h AS HANDLE)

END FN

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Cheers

Alain

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