The code below worked fine for me.
/* rexx */ op = ' Hi The code below worked fine for me. /* rexx */ op = '' DO WHILE op \= 'E' SAY '' SAY 'Enter a text or "e" to exit.' PARSE UPPER PULL op SAY 'The text is "'op'".' END SAY 'You selected the exit option.' EXIT Regards, Alexandre ----- Mensagem original ---- De: Jürgen Kehr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Para: [email protected] Enviadas: Sábado, 4 de Outubro de 2008 14:11:23 Assunto: Re: REXX question Hi, I looked up the TSO REXX reference, it says: PULL reads a string from the head of the external data queue. It is just a short form of the instruction: PARSE UPPER PULL template_list ; if you do not need the uppercase translation you should code "parse pull". Lizette Koehler schrieb: > I looked up the PARSE command in the TSO REXX commands manual. It states > > If you specify the UPPER option, the data to be parsed is first translated > to uppercase (that is, lowercase a–z to uppercase A–Z). Otherwise, no > uppercase translation takes place during the parsing. > > I did have my syntax backward. It should have read > > PARSE UPPER PULL answer > > > Lizette > > >> Hello, >> >> AFAIK pull is the short form for parse upper pull, so it shouldn't >> make any difference to your version. What makes me nervous instead is >> the single quote in the do until clause ... : N' >> >> Lizette Koehler schrieb: >> >>> Rexx is case sensitive. >>> >>> Use PARSE Pull UPPER Answer >>> >>> Then it will always be upper case and a test for Upper Case >>> >> letters/words >> >>> will work. >>> >>> Lizette >>> >>> PS. You may wish to join the TSO-REXX newsgroup. >>> >>> For TSO-REXX subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send >>> >> email >> >>> to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO TSO-REXX >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> hi >>>> >>>> I make this: >>>> do until answer = N' >>>> instructions >>>> say 'Do you want to exit? (s/n)' >>>> pull answer >>>> if answer = 'S' then exit >>>> end >>>> >>>> I type s, but not exit of the do until?? Why?? this is a case >>>> sensitive?? >>>> >>>> It´s correct?? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> more a question: >>>> how i do to treat for error: >>>> 10 +++ dec25 = date("B",year"1225","S")//7 >>>> IRX0040I Error running CHRISTMA, line 10: Incorrect call to routine >>>> >>>> the error ocorred when typed less four digits to year?? >>>> ex: year with tree or two or one digits >>>> 200 or 20 or 2. >>>> >>>> regards >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > -- ___________________________________________________________________ Freundliche Gruesse / Kind regards Dipl.Math. Juergen Kehr, IT Schulung & Beratung, IT Education + Consulting Tel. +49-561-9528788 Fax +49-561-9528789 Mobil +49-172-5129389 ICQ 292-318-696 (JKehr) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Novos endereços, o Yahoo! que você conhece. Crie um email novo com a sua cara @ymail.com ou @rocketmail.com. http://br.new.mail.yahoo.com/addresses ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
