-=> Quoting Murray Lesser to Alfred Dayton <=-

 AD> -=> Quoting Murray Lesser to Jonathan Markevich <=-
 > ML> My only complaint with REXX is that it doesn't have a real GOTO.
 AD>    Pardon my novice intrusion. I have "converted" (read, copyied)
 >    some former Dos batch files containing GOTO's into OS/2 *.CMD
 >    form and these seem to still function correctly. Did I just
 >    (dumb)luck out or is there an seudo GOTO in REXX?
 ML> Alfred--

 ML> Well, you might call it dumb luck, but maybe you are smarter than
 ML> you think.  OS/2 has two kinds of CMD files.  If you just changed the
 ML> extension on a DOS BAT file to CMD, and if it doesn't contain any DOS
 ML> batch commands that don't operate under OS/2 (I'm not sure there are
 ML> any), it will run as written as an OS/2 batch file.  Therefore, if the
 ML> use of GOTO was correct in the DOS batch file, it would work the same
 ML> under OS/2.  You would not be running a REXX program.

    Ah, that is just what I did and now you mention it, I recall reading
    somewhere about the REXX header required to identify it as a
    true REXX rather than a *.bat (or in my case, converted *.BAT
    to *.CMD) file :-). Never underestimate the power of blind faith
    (or dumb luck ;-) )....

 ML> With a little practice, you will find that REXX programs can do
 ML> more, faster, than can "batch" programs.

 ML> Good luck.
 ML> --Murray
 ML>  ! Origin: 2" x 4" bbs - a basic board - (914) 271-9407
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    I think I will get those t;wo REXX books you referenced. Sounds like
    well worth it and NO I am not particularily fond of those "on-line"
    booklets. I manage to wade through then but always with a huge
    grimace pasted to my face....

                                Regards,

                                    Alfred Dayton

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