On Sat, 6 Apr 2013 09:27:07 -0400, Peter Relson wrote: >>I'd prefer to see no stripping of trailing blanks or digits. If the >>programmer enters the data, respect it. It makes the rules >>simpler. > >While it does make the rules simpler, this was done intentionally >and will likely not be changed. It make it far easier for users trying >to meet a syntax that does not allow imbedded blanks, as well as for >users who need to change their input data. Imagine having to go out >to column 72 and starting at column 1 even if you're in the middle >of a word. And then imagine doing so once and then wanting to add a >character in the middle and having to flow that change through the >rest of the file. Possible, sure. Pleasant, no. > Imagine RECFM=VB.
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