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From: cathcart@ukfsc.iinus1.ibm.com ("Mark Cathcart")
Newsgroups: comp.lang.rexx
Subject: REXX Language levels
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Date: 20 Dec 90 09:13:49 GMT
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Eric, I know you know... but just to make it clear these levels are the
REXX language levels. If your interpreter/compiler is at x.xx level then
it should at least support that level, there is no requirement to remove
function from previous levels, especially where the interpreter/compiler
had existed in that environment at a prior level. I see no good reason
to remove FIND or INDEX et al from the VM/CMS Interpreter.

For example, my VM/ESA Interpreter returns 3.46 for the level and
still supports externals, find, index, justify, linesize
and userid bifs. It would be daft if it didn't.