Re: [netrexx-pipelines] Migrate OS/2 pipelines to NetRexx Pipes

[René J. <rvj...@xs...>]

Hi Mike,

> On 7 Jun 2022, at 10:40, hp...@we... wrote:
> 
> Hello René!
> 
> Am 06.06.2022 um 22:23 schrieb René Jansen:
>>> On 4 Jun 2022, at 16:20, hp...@we... wrote:
>> […]
>>> Back to the subject. […] Instead of
>>> 
>>>> say length("ABC")
>>> 
>>> I have to put it this way:
>>> 
>>>> say "ABC".length
>>> 
>>> What a progress! Re-use of old-style REXX routines impossible.
>> 
>> Glad you said that. This is one of the improvements of 4.04 - there you can use Classic Rexx notation for all built-in-functions (BIFs). In this case, I did that and the original decision to have only oo-invocation is Mike’s.
> 
> The saying goes 'the better is the death of the good', but since I
> am faster with what I'm used to, it must be much better. So thank
> you to bring back the old-style notation, I'm looking forward to
> V4.04.
> 

I know you are not a fan of non-GA, but in this case you might want to grab what is pointed to at https://www.rexxla.org/blog/netrexx/release404/ <https://www.rexxla.org/blog/netrexx/release404/> , bottom of page.


> 
>> addpipe "(sep !) *in:!strip!l!*in:"
> but the compiler doesn't like the way I put it -- and I can't find
> sufficing documentation about addpipe.
> 
> Now, without help, I'm at the road's end.

There is an example of addpipe at examples/pipes/addpipetest2.njp which might help.

Best regards,

René.

> 
> Best,
> M.
> 
> 




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