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What's in a name? was: Re: Dim
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| Evertjan. 2006-12-11, 6:57 pm |
| Mike Brind wrote on 07 dec 2006 in
microsoft.public.inetserver.asp.general:
> "name" is a reserved word in VBScript.
> That's why the interpreter is complaining.
Are you sure, Mike?
<%
dim name
name = "a"
response.write name
%>
Look, no errors!
<%
option explicit
dim name
name = "a"
response.write name
%>
Look, no errors!
> Dim lastname : lastname = Request.QueryString("name")
Last but not least,
a name by any other name smels just as sweet.
[color=darkred]
The root of the problem is in the quoting.
[and the () are also unneccessary]
--
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)
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| Mike Brind 2006-12-11, 6:57 pm |
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"Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> wrote in message
news:Xns989263BD2962Eeejj99@194.109.133.242...
> Mike Brind wrote on 07 dec 2006 in
> microsoft.public.inetserver.asp.general:
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> Are you sure, Mike?
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Well, I was, but....
Interesting. It's not in the list
(http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/216528), yet my editor
(Dreamweaver) highlights it as a "Native Keyword for VBScript" (and JScript,
for that matter).
On further inspection, it seems that Dreamweaver makes no distinction
between VBScript/JScript reserved words and ADO methods and properties in
terms of its helpful code colouring.
As a prodigious user of Access in the past, I was always aware that Name is
a reserved word there, and generally avoid using it anywhere like the
plague. Just seeing the word in the OP caused bit of a knee-jerk reaction
:-)
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| Anthony Jones 2006-12-11, 6:57 pm |
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"Mike Brind" <discussions@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns989263BD2962Eeejj99@194.109.133.242...
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> Well, I was, but....
>
> Interesting. It's not in the list
> (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/216528), yet my editor
> (Dreamweaver) highlights it as a "Native Keyword for VBScript" (and
JScript,
> for that matter).
>
> On further inspection, it seems that Dreamweaver makes no distinction
> between VBScript/JScript reserved words and ADO methods and properties in
> terms of its helpful code colouring.
>
> As a prodigious user of Access in the past, I was always aware that Name
is
> a reserved word there, and generally avoid using it anywhere like the
> plague. Just seeing the word in the OP caused bit of a knee-jerk
reaction
> :-)
>
>
In VB6 and VBA it's used to rename a file. Not available in VBScript. I'd
avoid it myself to save the confusion.
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