Fresh variable names in Erlang

[Torbjorn Tornkvist]

Check out the xxx-macros package at the User Contrib area.
It might still work...

Cheers, Tobbe

Hector Rivas Gandara wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm trying to define some macros to simulate the "try ... with ..." 
> syntax of caml.
> I wrote this macros:
> 
> -define(TRY, case catch).
> -define(WITH, of).
> -define(END_TRY, ; Finally -> Finally end).
> 
> and it works with:
> 
> ?TRY begin
>    Y = X,
>    Y = 1
> end
> ?WITH
>    {'EXIT', R} -> {catched, R}
> ?END_TRY.
> 
> but if you write more TRY_WITH in the same function:
> 
> ?TRY begin
>    Y = X,
>    Y = 1,
>    ?TRY
>        throw(hello)
>    ?WITH
>        hola -> {catched, hello}
>    ?END_TRY
> end
> ?WITH
>    {'EXIT', R} -> {catched, R}
> ?END_TRY.
> 
> I get "variable 'Finally' unsafe in 'catch'" error (The Finally variable 
> is used in two pattern matching).
> 
> So, I need a fresh variable name.
> 
> I've tryed this hack:
> 
> -define(END_TRY, ; Finally?LINE -> Finally?LINE end).
> 
> but ?LINE expands to " 25" (it adds a space).
> 
> -- 
> Thank you
> Greets
> 
>