Re: FOR loop limit

Hi Simon

I'm trying to figure this out, too. This is how a FOR loop is supposed to operate - the test exceeds the limit.

The original question was why we start with 1 - example given was a FOR loop - but I suspect the question was really about array bases - zero-based for C/C++, say. I and others have offered some speculation on that, and have moved tangentially into errors when the loop counter may exceed the limits of the data type used for that variable. So I'm flatly getting a little lost!! See my last post in response to this.

Back to sawing logs - ZZZZZZ!
Vern

Simon Coulter wrote:

On 02/02/2009, at 9:49 PM, David FOXWELL wrote:

After
for i = 0 to numberloops-1;
Index = i+1;
endfor;

i = numberloops,

But after
for i = 1 to numberloops;
Index = i;
endfor;

I= numberloops + 1.

In both cases i is one greater than the loop limit so perhaps you can explain exactly what are you trying to prove?

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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