Don't forget that OPEN "DICT MYFILE" to MYFILE.DV also works accross all platforms mentioned earlier. It's putting the DICT and MYFILE in the same quotes. MJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Haskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 2:52 PM Subject: RE: [U2] Re: U2 Users Digest V1 #1968
> Secondly, for those of us who remember MCD and have a style that likes things > similar, I often find myself doing: > > FileErr = '' > OPEN 'DICT', 'MYFILE' TO MYFILE.DV ELSE FileErr := ' Dict MYFILE' > OPEN 'DICT', 'YOURFILE' TO YOURFILE.DV ELSE FileErr := ' Dict YOURFILE' > OPEN '', 'MYFILE' TO MYFILE.FV ELSE FileErr := ' MYFILE' > OPEN '', 'YOURFILE' TO YOURFILE.FV ELSE FileErr := ' YOURFILE' > IF FileErr NE '' THEN ... > > I don't see this lack of style as a principle of MV programming. So, for those of us > who have, or had, teenagers living at home, one has to pick their battles. :-) > > Personally, I'd prefer not to characterize others style as a violation of principle, > but would prefer to work on producing, and agreeing on, those basic principles of MV > programming. Everybody's style can be published as just that...style. :-) > > Bill > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin King > >Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 9:29 AM > >To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > >Subject: Re: [U2] Re: U2 Users Digest V1 #1968 > > > >On Nov 23, 2007 1:04 PM, MAJ Programming > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Anyone who still uses OPEN "","CUSTOMER"... meaning the null dict reference > >> should get his head out of the sand. It's never been required, at least not > >> by the truly earlier MV flavors (MCD, ULT, MENTOR, R80 etc). If it was > >> required by Prime (spawning UV/UD), then it's not required by U2 today. > > > >MCD Reality 5.1 did in fact require the "" in the OPEN. It's the last > >platform I ever saw that did, though I think early Rev did as well. > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
