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- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 13:28:12 PDT
- Sender: REXX Programming discussion list <REXXLIST@UGA.BITNET>
- From: Dave Gomberg <GOMBERG@UCSFVM.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: Blanks, REXX, and portability...
- In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 31 Aug 1992 14:16:58 GMT from <ets@WRKGRP.COM>
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- On Mon, 31 Aug 1992 14:16:58 GMT Edward T Spire said:
- >I would like REXX to be useful in the environment in which it is to be
- >used. Hence if it is to parse OS generated output that contains tabs
- >where one would expect blanks, it is better to modify the REXX
- >definition to be something useful for that environment rather than
- >simply curse the darkness.
-
- But Ed, the problem is not one other character, it is a raft (of undefined
- size and contents) of other characters. And implemenation (and even usage
- paradigm) specific at that. Far better each such environment should provide
- an "expand" tool, and a place in the language processor for it to fit. So
- that the effect of "expand | rexx" is achieved.
-