From: Chad Perrin Date: 2006-08-02T05:32:21+09:00 Subject: Re: I thought this was the one that worked? On Wed, Aug 02, 2006 at 05:28:40AM +0900, ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote: > On Wed, 2 Aug 2006, Chad Perrin wrote: > > > >It's not lexical scoping if that "a" variable is separate from the "a" > >variable in the enclosing scope. > > yes. it is, because there is no 'a' in the enclosing dynamic scope: > > harp:~ > cat a.rb > a = 42 If there's no "a", then perhaps you can tell me what the hell that is. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] "The first rule of magic is simple. Don't waste your time waving your hands and hopping when a rock or a club will do." - McCloctnick the Lucid