Re: SOLVED - Re: st: Why won't my -local- work?

[David Kantor <kantor.d@att.net>]

At 07:31 PM 2/22/2013, Brandon Olszewski  wrote:
> That was it! Thanks, Phil.
> I was running all out of the same .do window, but in a piecemeal
> fashion. I didn't realize you have to run the whole block (including
> macro assignment, cleaning, and reg, for instance) in one shot. When I
> do that, it works.
> Thanks!

It's been a couple of days since this was posted, but I want to add a comment.

You don't necessarily need to have everything in one "block". You 
just need to have all local references in the same scope as their assignments.
Every program or do-file has its own distinct scope, as does the 
"command" window.
But you can also pass names into programs or do-files via parameters 
or options. (Options only apply to programs.) Thus...

program def myprog
syntax, macname(string)

... references to `macname'
end

local mymacro "abc"
myprog, macname(`mymacro')

Inside myprog, the references to macname will be evaluated as "abc". 
But note that the
reference therein is to macname, not mymacro. The scope of mymacro 
does not extend inside myprog.
The fact that its assignment came after the definition of myprogram 
is irrelevant. Had the assignment
of mymacro come first, its scope would still not extend inside myprogram.

HTH
--David

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