On Thu, 24 Jun 2021 19:43:57 -0400, Bob Bridges wrote:

>Ah, I see; by "multi-line string" you mean, I guess, a string with something 
>like an ASCII CRLF embedded in it.  But isn't that a limitation not of REXX 
>but of EBCDIC?  Or have I still misunderstood you?
> 
It's not a limitation of EBCDIC; those characters, in fact all ASCII characters,
exist in EBCDIC and are used routinely in C programs and POSIX scripts.
And Regina on ASCII systems imposes the same limitation.

-- gil

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