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From: bsrdp@warwick.ac.uk (Hylton Boothroyd)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,gnu.utils.bug
Subject: Filename expansion missing from MSDOS gawk, version 2.11
Keywords: gawk, filename
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Date: 28 Jun 90 10:32:43 GMT
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On a UNIX system a command of the form
        gawk -f process.awk data*.*
has the wildcard filename expansion dealt with by the UNIX shell.

On an MSDOS system, at least with version 3.xx, there is no such shell
expansion.  Instead, wildcards are dealt with *within*each*application*
by first match (INT21H/4EH) and next match (INT21H/4FH).

The 2.02 beta version did that.
The 2.11 version currently on SIMTEL does not: all filenames have to be
explicitly entered.

Is a suitable upgrade on the way?
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