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From: UK4H@DKAUNI2.BITNET (JAE)
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Subject: Re: MetCom (IT'S A WARNING!!!!)
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Date: 12 Dec 89 03:28:32 GMT
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Hi all! I just wanted, no, I MUST add my 2 cents worth to this one.

Bob Campbell wrote:
> NEW is ALLOCATE(x,SIZE(x))
> DISPOSE is DEALLOCATE(x,SIZE(x))
THIS IS WRONG!!!!
Instead you have to write
  ALLOCATE(x,SIZE(x^));
  DEALLOCATE(x,SIZE(x^));
'^' is the caret (dereferencing 'operator').

I once forgot this little thing, and the error was REALLY hard to find
(I had to do without a debugger, though).

I'm quite sure that Bob just forgot this, because it wont run properly
if you do forget it.

Well, one final note on his vi and MPW scripts(?): I don't think
they are correct, either, 'cause I didn't notice a caret there!
Unfortunately, I have neither access to vi nor to MPW, sigh. So can
some kind soul out there (or you, Bob) please correct it (if anyone
needs it).

                                             bye, JAE

Juergen A. Erhard
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