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From: eric@sejnet.sunet.se (Eric Thomas, SUNET)
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Subject: Re: index(), pos()
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Date: 17 Dec 90 16:00:32 GMT
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These functions do exactly the same thing, but the syntax is different. The
reason for the inclusion of INDEX() is that it is what PL/I programmers are
used to, and IBM wanted to make life easier for them.

  Eric