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Article #128dynamic constants
From: Harold Carr
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 1984 18:40
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 1984 18:40
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I am new to forth. Could someone tell me how to do this
in Princeton's VaxForth?:
When loading a file that contains:
8 len data
I want 8 to be pushed (as it will be) and LEN to be defined
such that it has the effect:
here constant data allot ( with allot getting its parameter)
( from the previous push of 8)
In other words, I want to dynamically create a constant whose name
is taken from the input stream.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Harold Carr
arpa: CARR@UTAH-20
uucp: harpo!utah-cs!carr
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site utah-cs.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!zinfandel!hplabs!utah-cs!carr From: carr@utah-cs.UUCP (Harold Carr) Newsgroups: net.lang.forth Subject: dynamic constants Message-ID: <3033@utah-cs.UUCP> Date: Fri, 14-Sep-84 14:40:21 EDT Article-I.D.: utah-cs.3033 Posted: Fri Sep 14 14:40:21 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 02:07:11 EDT Organization: Univ of Utah CS Dept Lines: 23