An EVAL statement equivalent would certainly be very useful for rules-based
systems or any systems that use interpreters such as screen runners etc.
that need to do complex validation based on soft coded rules, e.g. as part
of a screen or table definition. Unfortunately it's not already baked into
I wonder if he is trying to add some of the features that C/unix have as
far as imbedding commands within commands. Sometimes there is an
application for it; it saves typing. Even the old PRIMOS OS had what was
called command 'iteration'. A command like this:
yourprimoscommandhere
verylonglis
