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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!paladin.american.edu!auvm!DKIBMVM1.VNET.IBM.COM!VALOREV
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  4. Message-ID: <REXXLIST%92081310033886@UCF1VM.BITNET>
  5. Newsgroups: comp.lang.rexx
  6. Date:         Thu, 13 Aug 1992 14:30:54 DST
  7. Sender:       REXX Programming discussion list <REXXLIST@UGA.BITNET>
  8. From:         VALOREV@DKIBMVM1.VNET.IBM.COM
  9. Subject:      SH Backquote
  10. Comments: To: rexxlist@ucf1vm.cc.ucf.edu
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  12.  
  13. I can't exactly figure out by backquote, but i presume that by
  14.  
  15. now=XdateX
  16.  
  17. you meen that the variable now is assigned the output of function date, this
  18. can be accomplished in REXX by
  19.  
  20. now=date()
  21.  
  22. This is known as a function call and it can be used to obtain output from:
  23.  
  24.   -  REXX Build in functions
  25.   -  External functions                 (Add-on's)
  26.   -  Internal & External Subroutines
  27.  
  28. With Kind Regards
  29. Victor Valore
  30. Internet: valorev at dkibmvm1.vnet.ibm.com
  31. Bitnet:   valorev at vnet
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