(unknown charset) Re: Semi-colon question

From: (unknown charset) unknown charset <no email>
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 23:00:49 +0200

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> IF ... THEN
> S1;
> S2
> ELSE
> S3;
> S4
> END;
> S6
>
> Yes, it's awkward having to go back and put the ; in if you want to add an
> S5, but most of the editors I've used require that you either start at the
> S4 and press Enter to get the alignment right or press TABs to get S5
> aligned correctly so I never find it that much of a problem.

The main problem I see here is when one wants to copy several instructions
from a position to another one. In this case, one often ends up with missing
semicolons ; which never happens if every instruction is followed by a
semicolon. This practical case occurrs often enough to justify the latter
choice. But I won't fight for this minor point.

Gérard

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