On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 9:35 AM, Susan Shumway <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 07/30/16 2:38 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > >> From: >> z/OS >> z/OS 2.2.0 >> z/OS XL C/C++ >> z/OS XL C/C++ Runtime Library Reference >> Library functions >> iconv() - Code conversion >> Example CELEBI01 >> >> I tried to copy, paste and compile the sample code. Didn't work. >> Every character that should have been '/' (slash; there are many) >> appeared instead as '⁄' (fraction slash). This is a nuisance to a >> programmer who wishes to try a quick test with the example; >> all those fraction shashes should be ordinary slashes so that >> programmer needn't retype the example manually. >> >> I haven't checked other pages in the RTL Ref. or in other manuals >> for the same offence. >> >> (About to submit RCF) >> >> -- gil >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> > Hmmm, that's interesting. Thanks for letting us know. We'll see what's up > and use the RCF to track work. > > -- > Sue Shumway > z/OS Product Documentation Lead > IBM Poughkeepsie > [email protected] > > Hum, my guess on this is that that publications people are using a "smart editor" to create their documentation. Much like MS Word (may it be accursed) inserts "smart quotes" when I want inch and foot marks (" and '). Either that, or they are not using the proper mark up to tell their publishing software "this is code, kept you hands off it!" -- Klein bottle for rent -- inquire within. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
