Six Fried RiCE ?

[imoree]

anyone know what happened to their blog or is it that they just havent updated it sinCe Last year September?

thank u.

-i

I am trying to figure out what the "999999999999999" is doing here in this partial script please:

top = getValue( " & variableName & " ; 1 );

   " & variableName & " = middlevalues( " & variableName & " ; 2 ; 999999999999999 )];

OR is it just as a placeholder?

Edited December 10, 2011 by imoree

[Lee Smith]

What is the file name?

[bcooney]

It's just a big number so that middlevalues starts at position 2 and "goes on 99999999999 places".

SFR seems to have gone on hiatus. They haven't posted on TechNet in a while too.

[imoree]

thanks BCooney

[comment]

I am trying to figure out what the "999999999999999" is doing

It's an example of bad coding practice.

MiddleValues ( listOfValues ; 2 ; 999999999999999 )

will return the same thing as:

MiddleValues ( listOfValues ; 2 ; ValueCount ( listOfValues ) )

as long as listOfValues contains less than 999999999999999 values. While it's extremely unlikely that a list would exceed such a high number, the code introduces an unnecessary arbitrary - and therefore confusing - constant. The real objective here is to get all the values in the list except the first one - and the best way to achieve it is is to say exactly that:

RightValues ( listOfValues ; ValueCount ( listOfValues ) - 1 )

[bcooney]

I agree, comment. Using ValueCount is much more robust.

[imoree]

Ok then. i dont want to add to my already bad coding habits!! LOL

thanks Comment..