I think MUMPS is actually more true to the original ASCII definition of what LF - line feed and CR - carriage return were originally intended to do. The "\n" format in C was a combination of LF and CR in its original incarnation.
Like Greg suggests, it's too bad MUMPS is an old language and does more for you in terms of IO abstraction than the "modern" languages do.... David > > Maybe that's because MUMPS is an old language. > > === > Gregory Woodhouse > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement > of everyday thinking." -- Albert Einstein > > > On Jul 13, 2005, at 12:06 PM, Kevin Toppenberg wrote: > > > I think so. But a line feed moves the cursor down the > > screen, and a carriage return moves the cursor to the > > left hand side of the screen.... like an old > > typewriter. > > > > Kevin > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the 'Do More With Dual!' webinar happening July 14 at 8am PDT/11am EDT. We invite you to explore the latest in dual core and dual graphics technology at this free one hour event hosted by HP, AMD, and NVIDIA. To register visit http://www.hp.com/go/dualwebinar _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
