Bet you didn't know it could do this!

[sarossell]

If you pass a handle through a variable, apparently you can call it whatever the heck you like, and it works!

I was able to open a window using a handle with every symbol on the keyboard, even quotation marks! (But you have to use chr$(34) for those).

If you try this directly with a regular #handle name, the compiler won't let you.

Not sure what value this is, but I kind of like the idea of calling my #handles something like "$US Chart for 2020 Projections" that can be used for both the handle and the window title from the same variable.


nomainwin
myHandle$ = "`~!@#$%^&*()_+-=[] " + chr$(34) + chr$(34) + " {}\|':;<>,?/A1.1a"
open myHandle$ for window as #myHandle$
#myHandle$ "trapclose [quit]"
wait
[quit]
close #myHandle$
end



[Chris Iverson]

Huh, that's pretty interesting.

Be careful, though. I think there are some cases where handle variables don't work. I seem to recall some instances of such in the past, though I can't recall any off-hand.

[sarossell]

Yeah, it's a cute concept, but probably not a good idea. Best to stick to more conventional syntax.