On 20.04.2024 19:52, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
On Sat, 20 Apr 2024 20:17:36 +0000, Robert Prins wrote:
Try the two characters that are pretty much unique to REXX, "!" and "?"
especially for small local loops.
Ugh! But I confess I've done likewise at times.
I tried to refresh my memory and observed that the Rexx Ref.,
SA32-0972-60, is woefully inconsistent in its use f "symbol":
In Chapter 2. REXX general concepts 9
Symbols:
Symbols are groups of characters, selected from the: ...
But in Appendix E. REXX symbol and hexadecimal code cross-reference
"Symbol" apparently means a single character.
Pubs oughta straighten that out.
Or <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbol>.
---rony
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