A couple of nitpicky things ...

[jaberwacky 327]

I have noticed a couple of things that I hope are not too nitpicky. I have a history of being really nitpicky.

You can do this:

Global $variable1 = True
If $variable1 = True Then ConsoleWrite("True" & @LF)

But not this:

Global $counter = 0
For $i = 0 To 9 $counter += 1

Also, this:

Global Const $variable = ''

But not this:

Global Const $variable

I'm not a computer scientist so I'm wondering what goes on behind the scenes to cause this. Discuss.

Edited October 10, 2011 by LaCastiglione

[Richard Robertson 187]

For loop doesn't work because there isn't a keyword or operator terminating the statement. This is a failing point of BASIC rather than AutoIt specifically.

Constants with no value make no sense. That's a failure on your part.

[jaberwacky 327]

I thought a constant without a value automatically = ''

[Valik 479]

What practical purpose does declaring an empty constant serve? It's constant, you can't change the value to something meaningful later. If it's empty and will always be empty (implied by it being constant) then you likely have some logic error in your code that is creating a situation where you would need an empty constant.

As for the For loop, that is merely a syntactic choice. We terminate things with explicit keywords. Other languages use curly brackets. Python uses indentation, et cetera. There is minimal need for supporting single-line For statements as most For statements are not so trivial.

[jaberwacky 327]

Thanks Valik. Well, it serves no practical purpose. I was just wondering what variables are automatically assigned to behind the scenes.

[Richard Robertson 187]

You should never rely on unassigned variables having any value. That's programming 101.

[jvanegmond 307]

For someone who is a nitpick, you missed all the things which deserve being nitpicked over. AutoIt isn't perfect, but these are definitely not its imperfections.

[jaberwacky 327]

Well, I wasn't criticizing AutoIt. AutoIt is a great language which I use daily. I was just curious is all.

[jvanegmond 307]

Well, I wasn't criticizing AutoIt. AutoIt is a great language which I use daily. I was just curious is all.

I wanted to edit my post but I forgot, and doing so now means you probably wont see it. Here's what I wanted to add:

I challenge you to find some things in AutoIt worth nitpicking. You were curious about syntax, so that would be my first suggestion.

[jaberwacky 327]