On Tue, 22 Jun 2021 18:39:19 -0400, Bob Bridges <[email protected]> wrote:
>Gil, I don't follow what you mean about multi-line strings. I know you can't
>mean this, which REXX handles just fine:
>
> Longstr='blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah',
> 'blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah'
>
No, that's a single-linee string. Verify that with:
SAY Longstr
>And your second wish is surely not significantly different from:
>
> list='ssn ssx stm wcn wcx wln wlx wld'
> do while list<>''
> parse var list val list
> /* etc */
>
>...which I do frequently.
>
Style. The loop setup, iteration, and termination should be part of the DO,
even s I woulfn't code:
I = 1
DO WHILE I <= 10
whatever
I = I + 1
END
-- gil
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