On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:51:47 -0700 Ulrich Krueger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:>Only if REXX interpreted the two character strings as numerical values in :>exponent notation (0**0 and 0**8) and performed a numerical comparison, :>would a 'match' - result be expected. But why? Because, in REXX, everything is a string. X = 3 and X = "3" leave the same value in X. -- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

