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From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: Let ME try for a new topic... (externals)
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Date: Wed, 6-Jun-84 01:54:46 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun  6 01:54:46 1984
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>Sorry, Danny, but I can't resist:  my favorite way of dealing with
>the problem is to avoid external variables.  Passing information as
>parameters and returned values is a much cleaner way of communicating
>between different modules...

Unfortunately, this has nothing to do with the issue.  Parameters and
global variables solve two different problems; it's comparatively seldom
that you have a real choice as to which is appropriate.  Please remember
that parameters have limited scopes and extents (lifetimes).
-- 
Dick Dunn	{hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd		(303)444-5710 x3086
	...Never offend with style when you can offend with substance.