Definitely a Newbie--Need an example
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From: Al Dunbar on 29 Aug 2010 15:36 "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort(a)interxnl.net> wrote in message news:Xns9DE2BBD71518Aeejj99(a)194.109.133.242... > Al Dunbar wrote on 28 aug 2010 in microsoft.public.scripting.vbscript: > >>> Example, the sloppy allowance in vbs of this faulty statement: >>> >>> if a = b then c = d end if >> >> Well, what vbscript allows is a moot point, as those (apparent) >> weaknesses will never be addressed (along with the known bugs). A good >> thing too, as that would probably break a lot of code. > > The story goes that years ago MS corrected this in an update, and then > some really big websites, [like cnn.com and/or bbc.co.uk ?], I remember, > came crashing to a full stop, because the programmers had written sloppily > about this. LOL. We are our own worst enemies when it comes to scuttling the improvements we wish for... > In a speedy update the error correction was undone. Quite ironic /Al |