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From: Atle <trollet@skynet.be>
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Subject: Re: Function call?
Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 13:22:52 -0100
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Flemming Gram Christensen wrote:
> 
> Atle <trollet@skynet.be> writes:
> 
>
> Person:(# name,addr,tlf:^Text #);
> 

> in BETA:
> new_person:
> (# name:^text;
>    p:^Person;
> enter name[]     (* this is the parameter *)
> do &person[]->p[];
>    name.copy->p.name[];  (* copy name into p.name *)
>    ''->p.addr[];         (* empty addr *)
>    '112'->p.tlf[];       (* call police in EU *)
> exit p[]
> #);
I knew it was simple. I have to take a timeout and get used to the idea that there is no such thing as a 'function call syntax'.
Thanks!