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In article <12DEC199200264446@spades.aces.com>, gavron@spades.aces.com (Ehud Gavron 602-570-2000 x. 2546) writes:
> In article <Bz3KEC.Es2@wm.estec.esa.nl>, hevans@estcs1.dnet.estec.esa.nl writes...
> # 
> #Can anyone out there tell me if it is possible to write my own lexical
> #functions, and how?
> 
> 	The answer to your implied question is NO, you cannot normally
> 	write your own lexical functions into DCL.
>
> 	There are a few workarounds:
> 		1. Work for Digital on the DCL team and put it in
> 		2. Grease the palm of someone in category 1
> 		3. Run an image which sets a symbol (lib$set_symbol)
> 		   or otherwise returns the information you seek.

Ehud leaves out

                4. Get a copy of the source to DCL and hack it in
		   yourself.

This is an EXPEN$IVE solution and DEC keeps changing the exact
requirements for doing this legally.

Requests for this come up pretty often;  but until and unless DEC puts
some kind of new functionality into VMS X.0, workaround #3 is usually
the best one.

Bruce C. Wright