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Subject: Advanced Beginners
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Date: 23 Feb 90 23:19:23 GMT
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 Date: 02-22-90 (20:23)              Number: 2949 (Echo)
   To: MICHAEL HOBSON                Refer#: 2606
 From: IAN GREEN                       Read: NO
 Subj: FORTH                         Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE

    Thanks for clarifying my attempt to understand an elemantary control 
 structure. As a novice to the language, I appreciate the assistance 
 greatly.
    I assume that inside the loop structure, I can substitute any 
 sequence of instructions I desire. My next question is how would I 
 implement a nested FOR loop. In pseudo code:

    for control1 = 1 to limit1
       for control2 = 1 to limit2
          for control3 = 1 to limit3
             dosomething
          next
       next
    next

 If it is not a problem, perhaps we could start a thread that others can 
 use to try to move from a 'conventional' language to Forth. With this 
 contest as the carrot, I feel that learning at least some degree of 
 Forth would be a valuable addition to my experience in programming. It 
 would also make life a lot easier when I attempt to 'read' Forth 
 programs outlining various algorithms.

 Thank for answering my stupid questions.

 Ian Green

 NET/Mail : British Columbia Forth Board - Burnaby BC - (604)434-5886   
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