[Newbies] Code not working

[Eduardo Ochs]

Oops, I forgot the "#page=49"!
The right link is:
  http://anggtwu.net/SQUEAK/squeak-by-example-5.3.pdf#page=49

On Sat, 4 Mar 2023 at 21:11, Eduardo Ochs <eduardoochs at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Igor,
>
> I have the impression that you ran some code that is not shown in the
> screenshot and that that code changed your a to #(0 0 0 0), i.e.:
>
>   { 0 . 0 . 0 . 0 }
>
> Try this:
>
>   a := { 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 }.
>   a at: 5.
>
>   a := { 0 . 0 . 0 . 0 }.
>   a at: 5.
>
> Btw, have you tried the "Terse Guide to Squeak"? You can access it
> with:
>
>   Help -> Terse Guide to Squeak
>
> or by running this in a workspace:
>
>   HelpBrowser openOn: TerseGuideHelp.
>
> It runs in a "HelpBrowser", and note that the window in which it
> displays each topic is almost a "mini-workspace" in this sense,
>
>   http://anggtwu.net/SQUEAK/squeak-by-example-5.3.pdf
>
> but it doesn't support local variables. I am beginner too, but a few
> days ago I asked lots of questions about how these local variables
> work, and I learned how to create Help Browsers that support local
> variables... the main ideas are in this thread:
>
>
> http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/pipermail/squeak-dev/2023-February/223560.html
>
>   Cheers =),
>     Eduardo Ochs
>     http://anggtwu.net/eev-squeak.html
>
>
> On Sat, 4 Mar 2023 at 20:09, Igor Raven <igorraven1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> This code segment works for the presenter, Huw, at
>> https://youtu.be/8ibI5bfssCU?list=PLZHx5heVfgEvuveKG1T7BBSuDOTHl1eLl&t=1481
>>
>> but it fails for me.
>>
>> The Screen grab shows my code and error on left and working code on right.
>>
>> What am I missing? Please be gentle ;-)
>> [image: image.png]
>>
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