Sujet : Re: basic BASIC question
De : cross (at) *nospam* spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross)
Groupes : comp.os.vmsDate : 04. Feb 2025, 02:46:56
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In article <
vnrn73$1hm1g$1@dont-email.me>,
Arne Vajhøj <
arne@vajhoej.dk> wrote:
On 2/3/2025 5:05 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
On Mon, 3 Feb 2025 15:39:37 -0500, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
[Hollerith] is an extension in VMS fortran.
>
And even though it is a horrible way to do text, then it is not
something one get to use accidentally.
Trouble is, every other notation for string literals requires some kind of
escape system for representing characters that might interfere with the
syntax notation itself.
>
True. But that does not seem to be a problem. Whether it is
because it is simple or because practical all developers
know the two main ways (doubling and backslash escape)
does not change that it work fine.
Indeed, it's easy.
I don't understand why you continue to engage with Lawrence,
though. He's obviously a troll.
- Dan C.
basic BASIC question
Re: basic BASIC question