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Re: [FWP] Problem - rewrite and simplify
>>>>> "JC" == John Carter <john@dwaf-hri.pwv.gov.za> writes:
JC> On Wed, 30 Jun 1999, Edward M. Perry wrote:
>> Just for fun, I like:
>>
>> while(<CLONEIDSLIST>) { push(@ids, eval); }
JC> Yes, its fun, it works, and for the grand prize please explain :-
JC> a) Why does it work?
JC> b) How the blue blazing bliksem's did you find out that it would?
Think list context, bearwords, and -w.
But I can't get it to work. @ids ends up empty.
<chaim>
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