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Re: [Bug-apl] )ERASE should complain if not found?
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Daniel H. Leidisch |
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Re: [Bug-apl] )ERASE should complain if not found? |
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Fri, 09 May 2014 07:05:41 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
Hello!
Blake McBride <address@hidden>
writes:
> I'm not sure of this but - if you try to )ERASE something that isn't there,
> shouldn't it display a not found message on the ones not found?
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> The problem is, if you erase something and mistype it, there is no message.
> You have no idea you didn't erase it. I don't remember what other APL's
> did. Perhaps someone with some other APL's can see what theirs returns.
Dyalog issues a warning (via www.tryapl.org):
x ← 1 2 3
)erase x y
Not erased: y
Regards,
Daniel