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From: val@wsccs.UUCP (Val Kartchner)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Vax C Sucks Wind
Message-ID: <248@wsccs.UUCP>
Date: 2 Mar 88 17:53:29 GMT
References: <8802220606.AA16924@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> <244@wsccs.UUCP>
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In article <244@wsccs.UUCP>, terry@wsccs.UUCP (terry) writes:
> 	Digital's C does not emulate UNIX.  If it does, it is pronounced
> 'Eunochs', as in casterated.  The only place I found even an attempt at
> compatability was in resoloutin of filenames, and then only if you bought
> DEC/Shell (an optional product). 

     On the contrary, VAX C does parse Unix (Pronounced eunuch and meaning
     it too) filenames.  This requires no optional products, and no special
     parameters to fopen().  Repeat: VMS parses Unix filenames without
     anything special.
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