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From: art@mitre.ARPA (Art McClinton)
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Subject: Re: Parsing command line exactly as typed
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Date: Wed, 3-Dec-86 09:54:06 EST
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The :== string assignment is not listed in the VMS DCL Distionary as
obsolete.  It performs a different set of operations than the character
oriented == string assignment.  I do not know where you received the idea
that :== is obsolete but I do not think that DEC agrees with you.

 
     
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