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From: hclausen@adspdk.UUCP (Henrik Clausen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Wildcard types
Message-ID: <1833d832.ARN03996@adspdk.UUCP>
Date: 13 Nov 90 14:54:26 GMT
References: <87.272D0968@myamiga.UUCP> <1990Nov01.061846.27994@hoss.unl.edu> <15517@cbmvax.commodore.com>
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In article <15517@cbmvax.commodore.com>, Andy Finkel writes:

> Ah, the eternal debate.  This, and setting the filedate on COPY :-)
> 
> 1.  typing #? instead of * isn't that hard.

   Shifted characters on either side of the keyboard... sigh.

> 2.  Amiga wildcards are regular expressions, more powerful than
>     the simple PC *

   So true.

> 3.  2.0 dos.library has a bit which, if you set it, makes * a synonym for #?

   I've done a nice program to do this. It's mailed to the sources
moderator, 88 bytes executable and source in C.

   I might be pursuaded to mail a copy to interested parties.

> "It is much easier to suggest solutions when you know nothing about the
>  problem."

   And very easy to report problems if you know nothing about computers :-)


                                      -Henrik


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