On 3 May 2017, 09:46:27, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > UNIX utilities struggle with such behavior. For some: > o If the delimiter is a blank: > - Multiple blanks are equivalent to a single blank. > - A trailing blank is ignored. > o If the delimiter is (e.g.) a comma, multiple delimiters > and trailing delimiters indicate empty fields.
The 'word' and 'field' work like that in CMS Pipelines, and 'autofield' behaves like a field in that aspect. The problem with autofield is more meta-level; it's not about a trailing delimiter in the program code, but rather in the data being processed. I suppose a usage note in the book may be the best approach to not break existing usage. You can force it either way by an extra delimiter when it's not there. Sir Rob the Plumber
