2009/4/5 Edward Jaffe <edja...@phoenixsoftware.com>: > I would very much like to see a generalized, callable REXX external function > that does *full* IKJPARS emulation in fewer lines than my behemoth. The > positional parameters are relatively easy. (Don't forget to prompt if > they're not there!) But, keywords are much tougher. For example, only the > minimum number of chars to make the keyword identifiable need be specified > by the caller. (I spent 1/2 page of code on that requirement alone).
Why emulate IKJPARS; why not call it from the REXX external function? Not that IKJPARS doesn't have all sorts of problems, but at least it's built into the system. The real trick, of course, is in supplying the input, and interpreting the output. Tony H. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
