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Re: basic

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From: Martin Lansche
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 13:53
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In <1993Jan26.210637.4258@apgea.army.mil> Robert C. Merritt <rcmerrit> writes:
>ok, sincce there doesn't appear to be an os/2 version of basic or pascal,
>and since I refuse to work in C,
>
>how can I take my dos basic or pascal complier and make programs that are
>os/2 and/or PM friendly?
>
>Rob Merritt
>

Rob,
   Have you considered REXX?  It comes with OS/2 and is superior to BASIC,
is, in some ways, similar to Pascal (yet without all that type-constrictions).
All variables are strings.... They are defined as they are used... Give it a
try.  REXX = one of the best kept "secrets" of OS/2...

Cheers,
Martin Lansche, IBM PRGS Toronto Lab, Canada
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From: lansche@torolab6.VNET.IBM.COM (Martin Lansche)
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Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 08:53:50 EST
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