"The Result" and "It"

[teacherguy]

Is there a tutorial or discussion anywhere regarding the similarities and differences between "the result" and "it"?

[Klaus]

No, just what the dictionary states.

the result = a function
IT = a variable

[teacherguy]

OK. Well then for example if I use GET with a URL and then say

put it into myVariable

or

put the result into myVariable

would I expect the same?

[Klaus]

I have no idea what you exspect, but I wouldn't exspect the same!
Why don't you try this yourself?
...
get url("http://kfjsdlkfjsdklfjsdfkjsdlfkjsdf/indexx.html")
answer "it: " && it & CR & "result:" && the result
...
## or a valid server, but an unvalid page
get url("http://noserver.com/indexx.html")
answer "it: " && it & CR & "result:" && the result
...
## or a valid server, and a valid page
get url("http://runrev.com")
answer "it: " && it & CR & "result:" && the result
....
And SEE the difference!


Best

Klaus

[teacherguy]

Thanks Klaus, this is what I have been working my way through recently in communicating with google docs. I had been careless in the use of "the result" and "it."

So let's see if I have this:

"the result" is empty when we are able to get "it"

and conversely

"the result" will contain some information (from the server?) when get fails and "it" is therefore empty

[Klaus]

Yep, something like this...

[teacherguy]

Thanks Klaus, you are always very patient and helpful.

[Klaus]

You should see my monthly bills for "Valium"!

[Dixie]

[Thierry]

You should see my monthly bills for "Valium"!

Does it really work ?

Thierry

[Klaus]

Does it really work ?
Thierry

Not really, but at least it deters me from getting abusive!

[jacque]

So let's see if I have this:

"the result" is empty when we are able to get "it"

and conversely

"the result" will contain some information (from the server?) when get fails and "it" is therefore empty

Well, not always. They contain different types of info. In an ask dialog, for example, the result will contain the name of the button clicked and "it" will contain the text the user enters.

The result generally contains error info (but there are exceptions.) The "it" variable generally contains data retrieved from a source.

[teacherguy]

Thanks Jacque. Yes I've noticed that when I query google docs "it" will sometimes include errors (like failure to authenticate). So that is when I started thinking that "the result" and "it" were the same thing.