Defining a variable on the fly.

Saw this tip in the RPG list and I thought I'd cross post it.  It's pretty 
good.

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Joel Fritz wrote:
> 
> Just found out the power of the outline window a couple of weeks ago.
> No more forgetting the name of the variable I just created on a d spec
> when I go back to the place in the source I want to use it.
> 

There's a D-spec wizard that will let you create a D spec on the fly
without leaving the spot where you want to use it.

1. At your current spot in the code type
       if somenewvariable > whatever
2. Put somenewvariable in your cut-and-paste buffer
3. Right click and select New > D-specification
4. Fill in the wizard fields
5. When you hit Finish, you're still where you typed the "if" statement
6. Use ALT-Q to have a peek at the new D spec if you want, and use ALT-Q
to return to your code

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