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   Message 1,450 of 2,978   
   Dr Engelbert Buxbaum to Dr John Stockton   
   Re: Infinite Loops & other things   
   04 Mar 05 08:54:55   
   
   From: engelbert_buxbaum@hotmail.com   
      
   Dr John Stockton wrote:   
      
   > That is a terminological inexactitude.   
   >   
   > In BP7, and in Delphi 3,   
   >         const   
   >         true : boolean = false ;   
   >         false : boolean = 2<>3 ;   
   >         begin Writeln(true:6, false:6) ;   
   >         end.   
   >   
   > gives   FALSE  TRUE   
   >   
      
   Is that a Borland-specific behaviour? I don't have the "Manual and   
   Report" handy, but IIRC that sort of thing was not allowed. Nor should   
   it be, IMHO.   
      
   > The wise programmer, however, will not redefine predefined items.   
      
   Exactly.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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