[Coco] ?ST ERROR

[Arthur Flexser]

On Tue, 8 Mar 2005, Robert Emery wrote:

> 
> > anyone have an "innocent" BASIC routine that can produce an ?ST ERROR
> > (string formula too complex)? 
> 
> Without testing, I think you can do it using PLAY or (H)DRAW with strings... 
> 
> 10 A$=string$(255,"8") 'this may be backwards 
> 20 PLAYA$+A$ 'should generate an error since A$+A$ is longer than 255 bytes
> 30 PLAY"XA$;XA$;" 'would have the same effect, but without the error
> 
> Bob

That would give an ?LS error (long strong), not ?ST.  I would think an ?ST error
would result from having to evaluate an excessively complex string expression of
some sort.  Maybe something like
Y$=MID$(MID$(MID$(MID$(MID$(MID$(MID$(MID$(A$,1),1),1),1),1),1),1),1)

Art