Rob Fitzpatrick
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Question for those who use ABL COM automation to control Office apps: is it possible to use with/end with blocks in ABL?
For example, in VBA you can do something like:
It's a nice way of cutting down the verbosity of multiple assignment statements, without losing comprehensibility. Can "with" blocks be created in ABL's COM functionality, or is it basically limited to accessing object properties, methods, and events?
For example, in VBA you can do something like:
Code:
With fully.qualified.path.to.my.object
.property1 = value1
.property2 = value2
.object2.property3 = value3
<etc>
End WithIt's a nice way of cutting down the verbosity of multiple assignment statements, without losing comprehensibility. Can "with" blocks be created in ABL's COM functionality, or is it basically limited to accessing object properties, methods, and events?