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From: a563@mindlink.UUCP (Dave Kirsch)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: Filename expansion missing from MSDOS gawk, version 2.11
Message-ID: <2424@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 12 Jul 90 03:04:39 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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> imp@dancer.Solbourne.COM writes:
> In article <2289@mindlink.UUCP> a563@mindlink.UUCP (Dave Kirsch) writes:
> >> Nope, under MSDOS you have to do the work yourself. Anyway feel like
> >> donating a glob() function to the public domain?
> 
> Not sure about the attribute for the quote, but here goes:
> 
> If you compile GAWK with TURBO-C++ 1.0 then you can link it a special
> way that allows you to have wildcards to your hearts content.  You
> need to add the "WILDCARD.OBJ" file to your link.  Check out the
> manual for all the details.  I don't know if previous versions of
> Turbo-C have this or not.  Maybe someone should compile it with TC++
> and "post" the results to SIMTEL20.....

My solution with the for loop was for people who only have the EXE and can't
link it.   WILDCARD.OBJ is present in _all_ versions of Turbo C.  It replaces
SETARGV.OBJ that's in Cx.LIB.
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