[Info-vax] completion status from LIB$SPAWN

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In article <jnfi66$fsr$1 at dont-email.me>, David Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes:
>VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>> In article <jnfan4$dr$1 at pcls6.std.com>, moroney at world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) writes:
>>> Hein RMS van den Heuvel <heinvandenheuvel at gmail.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> On Friday, April 27, 2012 10:34:33 AM UTC-4, David Froble wrote:
>>>>> StGallen wrote:
>>>> :
>>>>> specifies success or failure.  Don't test the value, do a mask comparison, ie;
>>>>>
>>>>> If (Stat% And SS$_NORMAL)
>>>>> Then Print "Success"
>>>>> Else Print "Failure"
>>>>> End If
>>>> I beg to differ. That's disgusting code. 
>>>> It may work, but does not does what it suggest.
>>>> SS$_NORMAL is NOT a bitmask, it is a word value.
>>>> That only works because you know its value is 1.
>>>> If so, then IMHO it is better just write that: stat & 1
>>>> Or use  STS$M_SUCCESS as mentioned earlier,
>>>> Or use a 16-bit-word-compare.
>>> Very true, and I see it all the time. I've learned to overlook/ignore it.
>>> When I write code, I just use "1".
>> 
>> Sheesh...  C'mon, it's STS$M_SUCCESS.  This is VMS with 30 years+ history.
>> You'd think people could/would be able to get it right by now.
>> 
>> FWIW, that BASIC stuff if fugly.
>> 
>
>"if" ??

is... my fingers were anticipating the 'f' in fugly.



>"fugly" ??

FN ugly!



>I'm assuming that's not good, so I'd ask, what would you prefer?  Surely not the gibberish 
>that is called "C".  I could meet you half way with Macro-32 ....

I'm not a C fanboi.  When I do use it, I keep as far away from its CRTLs
as possible.

 

>I know I'm biased, and so is everyone else in favor of what they're used to, but I find 
>Basic to be more understandable than anything else, most likely because English is my only 
>language.

OK.  Let's shoot for the Macro-32. :D

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