help! i have two files, one module, the other main, module..

[r0ssar00]

i need to have the variable's value exported from the main program so it can be accessed from the module, is there any way to do this? var name is

code:

test1

[Delos]

Hmm....

code:

module main export nothing, thisIsMyVariable var globalTest1 : int := 4 procedure nothing put "Well, I'm a disaster!" end nothing function thisIsMyVariable result globalTest1 end thisIsMyVariable end main

You figure out the rest...and serisouly dude, please be a lot clearer when posting your questions. And a bit more code than "test1" would help to understand.
As it stands I'm not even sure of what you asked, but I hope that I answered it...

[beard0]

You can actually even put the variable in the export list, and if you like, by prefacing it with the keyword var, you can even change it's value outside of the module.

code:

module test     export test1, var test2     var test1, test2 := 3 end test put test.test1 test.test2 := 5 put test.test2

Will return:

code:

3 5

[wtd]

In reality, of course, exposing the variables in a module is an exceptionally bad idea. Heck, just having global variables in a module is phenomenally bad design.

[beard0]

very true wtd. However, I would argue that for someone starting out, that whatever works is what you go with. It's only through experimentation with the limits of what the constructs will allow you to do, that you can then determine what are the better methods to use. Sure someone can tell you "it's better to do it this way," but you'll learn so much more by experimenting. And that's what compsci is about - learning!

[wtd]

Ah yes, the joy of learning the best way of doing things by screwing up repeatedly.

Been there. I'm entirely self-educated in the field of programming. I've been screwing up gloriously for 6 years!

[r0ssar00]

ive also been mainly self-educated over 1 year and am building a dos-like prompt, i am trying to figure out how to make multiuser a reality in it

[r0ssar00]

the reason being, they don't give us either dos prompt at school or a file manager

[beard0]

code:

var r:int var prompt:string loop     put ">"..     get prompt:*     system(prompt,r) end loop

This is the basics: the system command should come in quite handy!

[r0ssar00]

yes, i have used it twice already, once to exec an external compiler and a second to execute commands in a way like linux