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echo: os2prog
to: Ann Tecklenburg
from: Kelly Schrock
date: 1994-08-30 19:06:00
subject: Helpppp!!!

Ann,
AT> There are a whole lot of superb reasons why code (the instruction
AT> set) should  never modify itself----if its compiled into an exe
AT> file.   That was just as true for OS/2 as it was for DOS---but ALOT 
AT> of DOS programmers did it any way because either they  didn't know
AT> any better or it was convenient and DOS let  them do it.   I
AT> actually can't think of any programming  problem where there isn't a
AT> better way to approach the  problem.  If you feel that your
AT> particular problem has no  other solution than to change the exe
AT> file, please post it  here so we may all be enlightened on it.

Sorry, I'm not the guy who's trying to do it. I was just trying to
explain to someone who was asking why it couldn't be done. 

Kelly

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