Randal,

I have read your standard disclaimer, and it makes no reference to what you mean when you call people fools. So my question to you is: What did you mean when you called me a fool?

I can see it as nothing else other than a personal attack, which your standard disclaimer states that you never do. After re-reading your post, you are still calling me a fool.

This forum is a fun place to find multiple ways to solve coding problems, most of which shouldn't be considered production safe. I don't feel the need to defend any solutions I present to you, or to make sure they don't violate any of your pet peeves.

On the other hand, I am a curious fellow, and would like to know why eval is a bad solution in this case. I read the post you linked to, which appeared to be a warning against eval without specifics. I understand that it is inefficient, but the solution I presented was self contained, and I do not see a method by which "`rm -rf /`" or something similar could be introduced.

Eagerly awaiting your reply,
Curtis

In reply to Re^3: hash problem by delirium
in thread hash problem by m.y

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