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From: koo@uw-vlsi
Newsgroups: net.lang.pascal
Subject: Please help with External Files
Message-ID: <362@uw-vlsi.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 14-Jan-84 20:10:48 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan 14 20:10:48 1984
Date-Received: Mon, 16-Jan-84 05:25:00 EST
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I am trying to read in a bunch of external files in which the filenames
are variable (using the UNIX operating system).  I know of 2 ways that
I can do this ---- but I am not quite satisfied with either.  Does
anyone out there know a better way?
(I am attempting to use "standard" PASCAL on the UNIX)

	METHOD 1:	Use the method suggested by Jensen & Wirth

			program (Input, Output, File1, File2,..);

	METHOD 2:	Use the UNIX shell script to input the file names

			<shellscript> File1 File2 ...

	METHOD 2 is better, except for the fact that it requires that I
know what File2 is.  That information is stored as a STRING within the
first file (i.e. File1).  

How can I do it so that I don't have to read File1 to find what File2 is?
(i.e.  Is there a way that I can change the STRING to a FILE POINTER? Or
is there no way out?   )

				Thanks in advance,
					koo@uw-june