Purely by the way, but I've never really understood why so many REXX modules I
see start like this:
/* REXX */
/* Module: Name
Author: Bob Bridges the Magnificent
Purpose: Convert ANSI dates to internal format, or whatever. */
...instead of something like this:
/* This REXX converts ANSI dates to internal format, or whatever. */
/* Module: Name
Author: Bob Bridges the Magnificent */
I'm sure most REXX coders know the first line doesn't have to be simply "/*
REXX */". Must be just habit, I suppose.
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A co-worker once supplied some Rexx, all indented one column, presumably to
avoid the "/*" problem. Didn't work under OMVS, which appears to have a
restriction (undocumented) that "/* Rexx ..." begin in col. 1.
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