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  • C CPallini

    The goto statement! Freshly released Lua 5.2[^] provides it. :rolleyes:

    If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
    This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
    [My articles]

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    Reiss
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    surely you meant bacon?

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      surely you meant bacon?

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      Henry Minute
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      Even in Italian 'C' doesn't stand for Shirley. And yes, he did forget the BACON.

      Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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        Even in Italian 'C' doesn't stand for Shirley. And yes, he did forget the BACON.

        Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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        CPallini
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        Well, I coulnd't bacon to hell you! ;P

        If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
        This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
        [My articles]

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          Well, I coulnd't bacon to hell you! ;P

          If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
          This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
          [My articles]

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          Would you use a Bacon Sand Wedge when playing a Rind of golf?

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            Would you use a Bacon Sand Wedge when playing a Rind of golf?

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            Henry Minute
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            Only when he is playing against Albert Ross.

            Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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              Only when he is playing against Albert Ross.

              Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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              Dalek Dave
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              Did a little Birdie tell you that?

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              • C CPallini

                The goto statement! Freshly released Lua 5.2[^] provides it. :rolleyes:

                If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                [My articles]

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                StM0n
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                No language would be perfect w/o goto...

                goto... the little scratch on the roof of your mouth that would heal if only you could stop tonguing it, but you can't.

                (yes|no|maybe)*

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                  No language would be perfect w/o goto...

                  goto... the little scratch on the roof of your mouth that would heal if only you could stop tonguing it, but you can't.

                  (yes|no|maybe)*

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                  :thumbsup: :)

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                  • C CPallini

                    The goto statement! Freshly released Lua 5.2[^] provides it. :rolleyes:

                    If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                    This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                    [My articles]

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                    Dalek Dave
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                    To be fair I only use it in Try exceptions.

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                      Did a little Birdie tell you that?

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                      Henry Minute
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                      Nope! It was a military chap. A Colonel something-or-other.

                      Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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                        Nope! It was a military chap. A Colonel something-or-other.

                        Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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                        Dalek Dave
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                        A Colonel? He has come a Fair Way.

                        ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                        • C CPallini

                          The goto statement! Freshly released Lua 5.2[^] provides it. :rolleyes:

                          If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                          This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                          [My articles]

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                          S Houghtelin
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                          I use the goto statement all the time! :-D I need to goto the hardware store. Goto to you room! I have to goto the bathroom. ..and... Goto hell!

                          It was broke, so I fixed it.

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                            The goto statement! Freshly released Lua 5.2[^] provides it. :rolleyes:

                            If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                            This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                            [My articles]

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                            if it's good enough for the CPU, it's good enough for me.

                            image processing toolkits | batch image processing

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                              A Colonel? He has come a Fair Way.

                              ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                              cptKoala
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                              Hmm... Birdy and colonel... Why am I thinking of Michael Caine in 'The Eagle Has Landed'?

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                                Hmm... Birdy and colonel... Why am I thinking of Michael Caine in 'The Eagle Has Landed'?

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                                Dalek Dave
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                                A film about Germans. You should never mix Germans and Golf, they always end up in the Bunker.

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                                  A film about Germans. You should never mix Germans and Golf, they always end up in the Bunker.

                                  ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                                  cptKoala
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                                  And here's me thinking Golf was German :doh:

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                                    And here's me thinking Golf was German :doh:

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                                    Dalek Dave
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                                    This[^] is German. This[^] is Scottish.

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                                      This[^] is German. This[^] is Scottish.

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                                      cptKoala
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                                      Aah yes... The second one is definitely not German as it is missing trenches... Which gently brings me to an episode of Fawlty Towers. John can sure swing his legs about in the air.

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                                      • C CPallini

                                        The goto statement! Freshly released Lua 5.2[^] provides it. :rolleyes:

                                        If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                                        This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                                        [My articles]

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                                        vl2
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                                        That's a very wise decision. Lua is a meta-language. Any meta-language MUST provide goto - otherwise implementing higher level constructs could be too complicated.

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                                          That's a very wise decision. Lua is a meta-language. Any meta-language MUST provide goto - otherwise implementing higher level constructs could be too complicated.

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                                          CPallini
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                                          :confused: Are you joking? :-D

                                          If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                                          This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                                          [My articles]

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