[Newbies] Code not working

[Igor Raven]

Thank you

On Sat, Mar 4, 2023 at 4:13 PM Eduardo Ochs <eduardoochs at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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