On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Hamish Lawson wrote:
I wrote:
If a folder doesn't itself contain a required object or method, I'd like to have another folder looked in instead. The fall-back folder won't necessarily (and often can't) be higher in the hierarchy, so acquisition doesn't seem to be a solution.
Sorry to jump in late on the thread, just joined the list. Is there a reason you can't do this by just messing with the namespaces stack, ie, adding additional folders to it? (Or a reason that's not a good idea? That's what I've been known to do, if I correctly understand your goal...) jim -- Jim Hebert http://www.cosource.com/ jim@cosource.com The cooperative market for open source software "Well actually I was considering opening a market in flying pigs. Mostly because it would be more practical...." -- Alan Cox