Yes, I've been coding in REXX since '84 (VM back then for me). I have hit this before, but it's been many, many years. Since I started coding in Ruby, I hate it when I have to put my rexx hat back on. Rexx was my favorite, but it's still the best I have for z/OS.
Todd > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Patrick O'Keefe > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 1:50 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Rexx bug? > >... > > While I've known this for years, I've never given it much thought. > I've been coding REXX since around 1988 but never (knowingly) ran > into this ... probably because I've never needed to use scientific > notiation in REXX and never even knew it was supported. I now > wonder how many comparisons are waiting to fail on me. I can > just picture very different and unexpected results from the two > invocations > x= SOMEEXEC(00E0 00E8) > y= SOMEEXEC(00F0 00F8) > where REXX sees 2 equal numbers in the first case and 2 different > strings in the second case. > > Before reading this thread I would have been flumixed. > Another unexpected gem from IBM-Main. Thanks folks! > > Pat O'Keefe > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.518 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1323 - Release Date: 3/10/2008 11:07 AM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
