On Tuesday, 11/22/2005 at 09:32 PST, "Schuh, Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > EXTRACT should never see the light of day unless this is correct REXX syntax. > So far I have found nothing to suggest that it is correct syntax, but I may be > missing something. Try substituting some other character for the period and the > syntax check does fail. It is the REXX that is in question, not the EXTRACT.
The period is a "constant symbol" as defined in the Rexx Reference, p.15. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
