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Phaelax
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Posted: 24th Feb 2013 01:33
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Is there any way to see a list of non-keyword reserved words in DBP? Apparently I can't use 'rows' as a constant, among other words I've come across over the many years.

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WLGfx
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Posted: 24th Feb 2013 12:44
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Would you not find them in the .ini files in the keywords directory? Although it wouldn't list them all it might help. I still do all my stuff in c++.

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mr Handy
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Posted: 24th Feb 2013 14:25
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Probably there were "lee bamber" "christopher bamber" "malcolm bamber"

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Posted: 24th Feb 2013 20:29
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That's a bug methinks. There's no "rows" in DBP. Another problem with the crappy compiler is the lack of sense, as in CASE SENSE. It's of those DBP quirks.

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Phaelax
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Posted: 24th Feb 2013 20:51
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Quote: "Probably there were "lee bamber" "christopher bamber" "malcolm bamber""

hehe i remember those.

I don't think the INI files contain any constants or anything else that isn't highlighted as a keyword/command. 'gravity' is also a reserved word.

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Virtual Nomad
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Posted: 25th Feb 2013 01:01 Edited at: 25th Feb 2013 01:03
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phaelax, i give you credit for persistence

rows = GET MATRIX ROWS (Matrix Number) `Matrix1Utils 09
gravity = lotsa cloth, dark physics + 1 particle command.

try searching the dbp/help folder for any others you're curious about. and, if you're still needing a (99%-inclusive) list, i'm sure you can whip up an app to parse the ini files and sort 'em out.

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Quote: "phaelax, i give you credit for persistence "


How did you track those down? o.O


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Phaelax
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Posted: 25th Feb 2013 03:55
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Quote: "phaelax, i give you credit for persistence "

lol, yes seriously how did you even remember that stuff?!

So a word is considered reserved if it makes up just part of a command and isn't actually a command on its own?

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Hodgey
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Quote: "So a word is considered reserved if it makes up just part of a command and isn't actually a command on its own?"

Yep. Think about how #constants work. When compiled every occurrence of a #constant is replaced with the value of that constant. That would break some commands. E.g

#constant rows 2
a = rows
r = Get Matrix Rows(someNumber)

would become:

a = 2
r = Get matrix 2(someNumber)

It's a bit of a pain I know as common words like rows, player, box etc are reserved but that's the way it is.

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Phaelax
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Posted: 25th Feb 2013 05:48
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Quote: "Yep. Think about how #constants work. When compiled every occurrence of a #constant is replaced with the value of that constant. That would break some commands."

Ahh ok, yea that makes sense now.

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Posted: 25th Feb 2013 05:56
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Quote: "seriously how did you even remember that stuff?!"

i didn't. google "list of reserved words" did

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