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- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 08:59:45 EST
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- From: Scott Ophof <ophof@SERVER.UWINDSOR.CA>
- Subject: Re: Relaxing of arg string passing...
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- In-Reply-To: <9209211536.AA13477@SERVER.uwindsor.ca>; from "Otto Stolz" at Sep
- 21, 92 2:59 pm
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- On Mon, 21 Sep 1992 14:59:52 MEZ Otto Stolz
- <RZOTTO%DKNKURZ1.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu> said:
- >on Sat, 19 Sep 92 01:11:25 EDT Scott Ophof said:
- >> [I am] discussing just *one* thing: that there be no
- >> difference between a REXX program as to invokability in the
- >> following cases re recognized number of arg-strings:
- >> - To be invoked program is internal to the program invoking it
- >> (as subroutine or function). [note 1]
- >> - To be invoked program is external and invoked from a REXX program
- >> as function, subroutine, or command. [note 2]
- >> - To be invoked program is invoked straight from the command line.
-
- >Let us keep in mind that host commands are processed by the respective
- >host system that will impose its own rules on them. Hence, differences
- >between genuine REXX interfaces and commands addressed to the host system
- >inevitably arise. We can neither blame the REXX implementors for them,
- >nor can we expect the forthcoming standard to mend them.
-
- >Hence, Scott is asking too much.
-
- Maybe I don't know what I'm asking? :-)
- As I see it, the host system passes the command line data to the
- invoked program, which then does whatever it wants with that data.
- Do I see this wrong?
- And are there any opsyses that (might) interpret commas on the
- command line in some special way?
-
- Of course it all hinges on there being a command line; MacREXX
- (um..sorry, I mean TEXX ;-) ) might have trouble on the MacIntosh
- since there's no command line there, I've been told...
-
-
- REXXards.
- $$/
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