Re: VB question: type mismatch

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From: Olav Kvern
Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 00:03

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Stu--

Yes, and, in an ideal sense, I agree. But most of my audience don't want to learn to program. They want to get something done with InDesign. They're facing an ever-increasing workload and ever-shorter deadlines.

In this environment, the "right way" is the way that gets the job out the door the quickest. Often, a script will be used once and will never be needed again. In this context, "truly wretched" code becomes beautiful if it gets the tired graphic artist home and to bed before dawn.

To reach these folks, I need my examples to be unintimidating, and as easy to follow as possible (which is why I typically omit error checking code). I figure that if they get hooked, and want to learn programming, they'll look for a class. Where do you teach? I'll send them your way.<g>

Thanks,

Ole

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