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From: gmarzot@mitre.org (G. S. Marzot (Joe))
Subject: Re: ThinkC TCL's DoCommand() wish
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Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1991 16:25:14 GMT

In article <1042@celia.UUCP> larry@celia.UUCP (Larry Weinberg) writes:
> I keep running into the situation where I wish  I could send some
> parameters, or a pointer, along with the command code to the DoCommand()
> method  of CBureacrat class objects.  
> 
>     Why insn't it implemented as:
> 
>     CBureaucrat::DoCommand(long theCommand,  long  data)
> 
>     (data could be a pointer to any type of structure that might be
>      needed)
> 
>     Am I alone with this wish?

You definitely are not. I agree whole heartedly in favor of a more 
flexible interface to DoCommand and your example looks perfect. I also 
have a feeling now is the time to make ourselves heard just in case  
any new editions of the TCL are forthcoming.  In the event that the right person at Symantec does not get this post I think I will pass it along myself.
-gsm


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