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> On 8 Feb 2015, at 11:47, Christian Riggenbach <criggenbach AT magahugu DOT ch> wrote:
> 
>> On Sunday 08 February 2015 00.38:42 you wrote:
>> I wouldn't use ANY scripts in the PCB or sch file. That would make life
>> very hard.
> 
> I think the approach of Jason White to prohibit the execution of scripts in 
> the loading stage is great. No loops, ifs or other constructs, just tables 
> with function-"pointers".

I disagree. I think such abilities are far too useful to prohibit wholesale. It would be better, I think, to say that files are evaluated once when loaded and are static from then on. This would allow parametric operation without causing future problems.

Chris