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Subject: Re: VMS Pascal article
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2025 17:19:14 -0500
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On 1/2/2025 5:01 AM, Marc Van Dyck wrote:
> Arne Vajhøj has brought this to us :
>> VMS Pascal for C/Java/C# programmers:
>>       https://www.vajhoej.dk/arne/articles/vmspascal.html
>>
>> It is a "pre-release" - I am not sure I got it right.
>>
>> So I would love some feedback.

> In the first section, you might also mention that VMS Pascal has
> excellent support in LSE/SCA - for those who still use DECset...

Added something about choices for editor.

> Didn't see anything about the VARYING type and its so useful
> <varying>.BODY and <varying>.LENGTH functions, as well as READV and
> WRITEV. Probably the most important things to know if you have to
> manipulate character strings.
> 
> May be also mention that the VMS Pascal compiler comes with declaration
> modules for all VMS system services and RTLs. Combined with LSE/SCA
> support, this makes system programming extremely easy.

Added mention of SYS$LIBRARY:STARLET and SYS$LIBRARY:LIB$ROUTINES and
added example making 3 simple LIB$ calls.

And used that to show and explain .BODY and .LENGTH, which made
sense to me because that is where I typical use them.

> Ah, and also, good support of VMS Pascal by SDL...

Too advanced for me.

:-)

Arne