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[REBOL] Re: load, contexts and binding

From: ryanc:iesco-dms at: 18-Sep-2001 9:17

Robert M. Muench wrote:
> > -----Original Message----- > > From: [rebol-bounce--rebol--com] [mailto:[rebol-bounce--rebol--com]]On Behalf Of > > Romano Paolo Tenca > > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 8:31 PM > > To: [rebol-list--rebol--com] > > Subject: [REBOL] Re: load, contexts and binding > > > It is the opposite: after Load, the word "bla" in the loaded code will be > > "bla is great!". > > Hi, hm... strange. Does this make sense? Why should I than load words from an > external file? IMO it would make sense to be able to load words from files and > overwrite the ones already defined in the running script.
This is standard operating procedure when loading a dialect, or just code you dont want evaluated yet. If you want the code evaluated, use 'do, if you dont use 'load.
> > > When you execute the loaded program, the loaded code will change the global > "bla". > > I tried this too. But with the following: > > do load ... > > So 'load already redifined the new words... The problem with do is, that it > expects a Rebol header, there is no refinement like do/plain ...
This is because when you 'do a file, your really doing ('do'ing?) a string. REBOL code is normally not evaluated in a string until the REBOL header is found. I suppose /plain refinement would be nice in certain instances, but 'do 'load really isn't so bad. Check out 'save/header. It tackles the problem from the right end by adding a header to code you might want to leave around for later. Have fun, --Ryan