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From: john@nospam.demon.co.uk (John McCabe)
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Subject: Re: The old "Object.Method" syntax debate
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 09:09:42 +0000 (UTC)
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On 23 May 2003 13:32:22 -0400, Stephen Leake <Stephe.Leake@nasa.gov>
wrote:

>However, I'm not convinced that object.method makes it easier to
>"popup a menu of 'options' for an object". But I've not used an IDE
>that has such popups, so maybe I'm not qualified to say.

You ought to try one - they're wonderful things :-) If you've got any
Microsoft Office apps, have a go with the Tools => Macro => Visual
Basic Editor. The VBA editor does this.

Best Regards
John McCabe

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