Except Jordan Henderson didn't copy the list with his example.
And, I'm glad, because so many more and better examples came after that it would have been embarrassing. :-) Jordan Henderson Compaq Services - Contracted to DAASC Phone: (937) 656 3804 Trying is the first step to failure. -Homer J. Simpson > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 3:09 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: How to include Perl statements in DCL? > > > "Craig A. Berry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Thu, 04 Oct > 2001 13:56:07 -0500 > in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > At 02:40 PM 10/4/2001 -0400, Ed James, 410-295-1919, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > > > >I have tried various ways of using the "deck/dollars=" > command, but have > > >not gotten any way of getting it to work. > > > > > >I would like to have the Perl statements in-line in the > DCL file, something > > >like this: > > > > > > $ <other DCL> > > > $ perl <with maybe some magic?> > > > $ deck /dollars="__PERL_STATEMENT_END__" > > > <perl statements> > > > __PERL_STATEMENT_END__ > > > $ <other DCL> > > > > Well, this works in [.vms]test.com. (note: the use of MCR > is just because Perl > > may not have been installed when running the test suite.): > > > > $ MCR Sys$Disk:[]Perl. "-I[-.lib]" - "''p3'" "''p4'" > "''p5'" "''p6'" > > $ Deck/Dollar=$$END-OF-TEST$$ > > > > . . . > > > > $$END-OF-TEST$$ > > $ wrapup: > > . . . . > > > > > > Ah! I think your problem is that the value of the /DOLLARS > qualifier is > > limited to 15 characters and you've got 22. > > As I found out when trying Jordan Henderson's example that > worked and mine > didn't! And I used other wordy strings in all my tests! > > "What a Maroon!" > > I apologize for the spam, and thank you for reminding me to RTFM. > > Ed James [EMAIL PROTECTED] > TeleCommunications Systems, Inc. voice 410-295-1919 > 2024 West Street, Suite 300 800-810-0827 x1919 > Annapolis, MD 21401-3556 fax 410-280-1094 >
