Re: Default Error

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"Tim Baur" <trbo20DISREG@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Tony Proctor" <tony_proctor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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>> No, I still agree with Tim, David. Every time you use an If/Do/For
>> statement, the compiler is effectively generating GoTo statements on
>> your behalf, but the result is not spaghetti code. It's the usage of
>> statements that's evil rather them the statements themselves. Any
>> language can be abused, if in the "right" hands
>>
>> Tony Proctor
>>
>
> But I thought "Select Case True" was inherently evil.
>
> (Now go to your respective corners and come out fighting when the bell
> rings <g>)

LOL

It's not evil, just a twisted perspective! The only statement that is evil
is END since it demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of the nature
of the language.

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