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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!paladin.american.edu!auvm!EPISUN.EPIDEM.UWA.EDU.AU!RICHARDH
  3. X-Mailer: Ezmail v3.8 <Thu Aug 13 12:51:05 1992 richardh>
  4. Status: U
  5. Message-ID: <9208130504.AA02334@episun.epidem.uwa.edu.au>
  6. Newsgroups: bit.listserv.sas-l
  7. Date:         Thu, 13 Aug 1992 13:04:52 WST
  8. Reply-To:     Richard Hockey <richardh@EPISUN.EPIDEM.UWA.EDU.AU>
  9. Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.BITNET>
  10. From:         Richard Hockey <richardh@EPISUN.EPIDEM.UWA.EDU.AU>
  11. Subject: Re: Macro variable naming conventions
  12. Comments: To: sas-l@ohstvma.acs.ohio-state.edu
  13. Lines: 28
  14.  
  15. In reply to the mail from <SAS-L@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU>...
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  17. >>
  18. >>----------------------------------------------------------------------
  19. >>CONTENT:   Opinion
  20. >>SUMMARY:   Macro variable name style
  21. >>           I disagree with leading underscore convention
  22. >>REL/PLTF:  6.07.01/CMS, 6.04/PC-DOS
  23. >>E-ADDR:    76350.1604@compuserve.com
  24. >>NAME:      Andy Norton
  25. >>ADDRESS:   Trilogy Consulting, 5228 Lovers Lane, Kalamazoo MI 49002
  26. >>PHONE:     (616) 344-2191
  27. >>----------------------------------------------------------------------
  28. >>
  29. Who cares?
  30. Besides typing underscores is a pain, just about as bad as file names
  31. with mixed case in UNIX.
  32.  
  33. I think this list should concentrate on matters which have a direct
  34. influence on improving SAS and result in a wider understanding and
  35. use of SAS.
  36.  
  37.  
  38. | Richard Hockey                    email:richardh@episun.epidem.uwa.edu.au   |
  39. | Department of Public Health       phone:+61 9 389-3463        _--_|\        |
  40. | University of Western Australia   fax:  +61 9 389-3648       /      \       |
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