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From: ccc_ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Reading files containing X'00 (growl)
Message-ID: <1064.26a73cfd@waikato.ac.nz>
Date: 20 Jul 90 05:18:53 GMT
References: <1990Jul17.121924.25050@watserv1.waterloo.edu>
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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I think this "feature" of HyperCard (using nulls to terminate strings)
is a pain in the bum and I would really like to know why St Bill
(who otherwise truly deserves his sainthood) chose to do things this way.

Lawrence D'Oliveiro
Computer Services Dept                    fone: +64-71-562-889
University of Waikato                      fax: +64-71-384-066
Hamilton, New Zealand            electric mail: ldo@waikato.ac.nz
To someone with a hammer and a screwdriver, every problem looks
like a nail with threads.