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Re: cvx before storing works in one place, but not in another

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Op Thursday 7 Aug 2014 07:01 CEST schreef luser:

>> /mydict 6 dict def
>> mydict         1 (borderPart1) put
>> mydict         2 (borderPart2) put
>> mydict         3 (borderPart3) put
>> mydict         4 (borderPart4) put
>> mydict         5 (borderPart5) put
>> mydict (default) (borderPart5) put
>> dup mydict exch known {
>> mydict exch get
>> } {
>> pop
>> mydict (default) get
>> } ifelse
>> /borderPart exch def
>>
>> Works fine, but there is a strange difference. The last statement
>> can not be: /borderPart exch cvx def
>>
>> If I do that I get at the place the function is executed:
>> Error: /stackunderflow in --exec-
>
> That much makes sense. But you should be getting the same error 
> with the original code if you're doing
>
> borderPart exec
>
> If borderPart is defined as an executable string, then mentioning
> the executable name `borderPart` will load and execute the string,
> yielding an executable name borderPartN, and executing that as well.
>
> I'd write your switch statement a little more concisely
>
> /mydict <<
> 1 /borderPart1 cvx
> 2 /borderPart2 cvx
> 3 /borderPart3 cvx
> 4 /borderPart4 cvx
> 5 /borderPart5 cvx
> /default 1 index
>>> def
> mydict 1 index known not {pop /default} if
> mydict exch get
> /borderPart exch def

I went for:
    /mydict <<
        1        /borderPart1
        2        /borderPart2
        3        /borderPart3
        4        /borderPart4
        5        /borderPart5
        /default /BorderPart1
    >> def
    dup mydict exch known {
        mydict exch get
    } {
        pop
        mydict /default get
    } ifelse
    /borderPart exch def

Putting cvx behind the definitions went wrong. Also
    /default 1 index 
went wrong.

I look in it/the rest later.

Thanks for the info.

-- 
Cecil Westerhof
Senior Software Engineer
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilwesterhof

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cvx before storing works in one place, but not in another Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2014-08-06 19:58 +0200
  Re: cvx before storing works in one place, but not in another luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2014-08-06 22:01 -0700
    Re: cvx before storing works in one place, but not in another Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2014-08-07 14:45 +0200
      Re: cvx before storing works in one place, but not in another luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2014-08-14 01:15 -0700
  Re: cvx before storing works in one place, but not in another jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com> - 2014-08-10 07:41 -0700

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