[Info-vax] AXIS2/C, gSOAP

[Neil Rieck]

On Aug 20, 3:32 pm, "John Reagan" <johnrrea... at earthlink.net> wrote:
> "Neil Rieck" <n.ri... at sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>
> news:4b348bad-6985-4397-af41-
> I am currently using BASIC 1.6 (for Alpha) and this switch is not
> available. I can see in HP's most recent road map that they have
> already released BASIC 1.7 and are working on BASIC 1.8. Can anyone
> tell me if the "/name" switch is available in 1.8 or might be
> available in 1.8 ?
>
> I don't remember seeing /NAME for BASIC on any of roadmaps (but then again,
> I don't look much anymore).  Such features this are usually added based on
> customer requests instead of just adding it to every compiler 'just for
> fun'.    Also some languages like BLISS and Pascal have language syntax for
> alternative spellings for externals (and allow mixed cased strings) so no
> DCL qualifier is/was needed.
>
> I suggest you send in your request.
>
> John

That's too bad because something like this would allow BASIC programs
to more easily link to other object files.

But to be honest, I remember the huge amount of re-engineering that
went into making Visual BASIC 6 become Visual BASIC .NET so that VB
could generate code similar to other MS languages. The changes caused
a small revolt amongst the VB user community.  I guess I was hoping
that HP would revamp VMS BASIC in a different way (like making
variables case sensitive with the "/names" compiler switch seen
elsewhere.

I still have my fingers crossed but am not holding my breath :-)

Neil Rieck
Kitchener / Waterloo / Cambridge,
Ontario, Canada.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/n.rieck/OpenVMS.html