On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:02:03 -0400, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote:
> on 08/26/2013 at 04:47 PM, Paul Gilmartin said:
>
>>It should probably be stressed that EXECIO, unlike most Rexx
>>utilities does not "[substitute] the values of any simple symbols in
>>the tail" as described in 2.4.3,
>
>Unlike? How many REXX utilities[1] do that? Can you name one? If you
>want a symbol in a command treated as a variable, then don't quote it.
>
>[1] Utilities, not keyword statements
>
I'm most familiar with "address SYSCALL". Example:
rexx x=wombat; address syscall 'readfile /etc/services s.x.'; say s.wombat.0
Prints:
203
That's one. But, right back at you: how many utilities, other than
EXECIO, can you name that *don't* evaluate simple symbols
appearing in compound tails. (Answers from other readers are
welcome.)
Are any ISPF/LM services compound symbol-savvy?
-- gil
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