Re: Question about add command

[Ray Ontko <rayo@ONTKO.COM>]

John,

Yes.

   subtract -1 from #count

is the same as

   add 1 to #count

Ray

> From: John Sayre@GAPINC on 09/21/99 09:01 AM
> Ok .... does 'add  -1 to # count' result in the same figure as  'subtract 1 from
> #count' ?
>               Does 'subtract -1 from #count'       =       'add 1 to #count' ?
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> Dan,
>
>    add +1 to #count
>
> is the same as
>
>    add 1 to #count
>
> There's no particular advantage for showing the "+" (except
> to confuse people ;-).
>
> Ray
>
> > Hello Group,
> >         I have found the following line of code in a few places in the code
> > that I am working on:
> >
> > add +1  to  #count
> >
> > Can anyone tell me why this is written this way?
> >
> > Thanks All.
> >
> > Dan
> >
>
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