On Thu, 19 Mar 2020 22:20:23 +0800, David Crayford wrote:
>Subject: Does anybody remember CLIST?
>
Not if I can help it.
>I'm trying to convert CLIIST to REXX and CLIST has symbolic
>substitution. I've used this before in NCL but it's a long time ago.
>
>Can anybody tell me what this does and translate to REXX? I'm guessing I
>need to use interpret or value()!
On Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:59:29 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote:
>No, in many cases you can use compound variables to avoi9d using value().
>
+1
INTERPRET is even worse.
>The two ugly issues for converting CLIST to REXX are keyword parameters and
>the stack interface (see DATA PROMPT).
>
Also, the modal interface with antique EDIT. Likewise CMS EXEC
with EDIT.
>SET VARNX = &&VARN&GLCV
>IF (&VARNX = &SYMBOL) THEN DO
> SET VARFND = 1
> SET VARVX = &&VARV&GLCV
> SET SYMBOL = &STR(&VARVX)
>END
>
It's ironic that people comfortable with CLIST (example above)
are contemptuous of C:
https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/unix-hoax.html
-- gil
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