Randal,
I have read your standard disclaimer, and it makes no reference to what you mean when you call people fools. So my question to you is: What did you mean when you called me a fool?
I can see it as nothing else other than a personal attack, which your standard disclaimer states that you never do. After re-reading your post, you are still calling me a fool.
This forum is a fun place to find multiple ways to solve coding problems, most of which shouldn't be considered production safe. I don't feel the need to defend any solutions I present to you, or to make sure they don't violate any of your pet peeves.
On the other hand, I am a curious fellow, and would like to know why eval is a bad solution in this case. I read the post you linked to, which appeared to be a warning against eval without specifics. I understand that it is inefficient, but the solution I presented was self contained, and I do not see a method by which "`rm -rf /`" or something similar could be introduced.
Eagerly awaiting your reply,
Curtis | 