On Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:48:33 -0400 John Gilmore <[email protected]> wrote:
:>The value of LENGTH defrined by J R can be assigned to an arithmetic :>set symbol, give it the imaginative name/identifier &alength. Then, :>calling the arithmetic [set-symbol] value of the input-length :>parameter &ilength. :> :>|&el seta 8 --error-mnote severity level :>|&match setb (&alength eq &ilength) :>| aif (&match).lengths_match --if so, ok :>|&abort setb 1 --no, set explicit quit switch :>| mnote &el,' . . . . ' --error mnote :> :>There is no language problem here, and the notion of triggering an :>assembly error as a surrogate for writing an appropriate, fully :>descriptive mnote is almost as ugly as that of triggering an ABEND by :>using an irrelevant divide-by-zero operation. Unless there has been some assembler changes, not all expressions can be calculated via macro language. If all length are simple self defining terms your solution is bang on. Unfortunately real world issues are not always that simple. -- Binyamin Dissen <[email protected]> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies.
