Re: How do I get to this 'simple' helper?

i see that your question was answered. One additional pointer: use block eval rather than string eval. Instead of wrapping all that in double-quotes, you put it in a curlies block. It's easier to write and to read.

UPDATE: I stand corrected. Think-o

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Re^2: How do I get to this 'simple' helper? by ikegami (Patriarch) on Sep 03, 2010 at 06:17 UTC
And totally useless. The OP is trying to generate code, not catch exceptions.	[reply]
Re^2: How do I get to this 'simple' helper? by Argel (Prior) on Sep 03, 2010 at 20:03 UTC
For ~~better or~~ worse eval handles two very different roles: eval STRING is used to generate new code during run-time by evaluating the string during run-time. eval BLOCK is used for exception handling and is not not evaluated during run-time. No idea why something more obvious like "catch" was not used for eval blocks, but that oversight has certainly led to lots of confusion. Elda Taluta; Sarks Sark; Ark Arks	[reply]