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Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 05:04:33 PST7
From: Harry Chris Motin <hmotin@attglobal.net >
Reply-To: scoug-help@scoug.com
To: scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject: SCOUG-Help: Re: Your REXX script ...

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Most of the code in the script is to make it "bullet-proof" against
incorrect or inappropriate user responses. Also, there is some more to
make it fairly generic.

I'll have to think about the issue of filling up more than 1 screen.

Earning a living now dictates. I'll have to continue this project a
little later today. Bye for now!
HCM
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"Info2SYNass.NET" wrote:
>
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> If you are responding to someone asking for help who
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> Hi Steven
> Thanks for your prompt reply !
>
> >In <1028549177-0-Info@SYNass.NET>, on 08/04/02
> > at 10:06 PM, "Info2SYNass.NET" said:
> >
> >>As already said: I am not a REXX expert and my programming
> >>experience are back to early 70-ies ...
> >
> >Well, that's about when I started too. :-)
>
> I started IT in 1969 on a IBM 1401 in an environment with
> 7070, some 360-xx systems with international relations.
>
> >>My environment variable method is not clumsy ...
> >
> >Sorry, poor choice of words on my part.
>
> Frankly said but no problem for me ;-)
>
> >>... Harry's script, with all my drives added to it, displayed
> over
> >>1 1/2 screen pages ;-(
> >
> >Sometimes, it's better to trade off size for ease of
> understanding and
> >maintenance. If I chose to, I could reimplement Harry's code
> with the
> >same features and functionality, but with a lot less code.
> However, this
> >would make extensive use of loops and stem variables and others
> might find
> >it harder to modify for their own use. Harry's code has the
> advantage
> >that folks, like you, with less familiarity with REXX, can
> successfully
> >change it without breaking it.
>
> I am not going Harry's work !
> It is his project and I either accept it or leave it !!
> If there is a possibility to perform a better solution the better
> ;-))
>
> >>The script shall handle small and capital letter the same and
> "1", for
> >>me, has no meaning to drive C:
> >
> >But it might for others.
>
> OK, accepted !
>
> >>I agree.
> >>If necessary I just change the PARMS to my newest needs ;-)
> >
> >Or in my case, change the control variables at the top of the
> script. :-)
>
> I believe our intentions are quite same but our expressions
> are different. You say "control variables" I say "PARM/S or
> parameters"
> and the result is possibly same -))
>
> >>I can bring ideas and input for Working Methods or Organization
> but
> >>programming has never been my power ;-(
> >
> >>However, this discussion of Backup and this REXX solution with
> you, SCOUG
> >>members, has brought me a lot of new ideas, impressions:
> >>Thank you, guys ! It's very interesting to discuss with you ;-))
> >
> >Exactly. It rare that there's only one best way to implement a
> task.
> >What we are seeing here is the normal pulll that competing
> requirements
> >has on any project.
>
> True !
>
> Thanks for your intersting comments, Steven.
>
> Regards, svobi
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