A86: mutliple variables: used to be directories


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A86: mutliple variables: used to be directories




speaking of multiple variables with the same name has anyone noticed that if
you dont delete a variable before you make a new one with the same name the
old one still remains until it is deleted then the new one takes its place
and if its a different variable type its messed up and still has the old
variable type. whats goin on there?

>I don't really think it could be done easily.  You'd have to create a new
>VAT/FAT table to account for directories, and the real VAT wouldn't reflect
>the new one.  There could be multiple variables with the same name.  And
>how would you catch calls to _findvar, you couldn't use old programs with
>files in directories (assuming you chose to keep the root dir exactly same
>as the VAT and mirror the VAT for every other subdir).  Plus, you'd have


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