[Info-vax] DCL Tips & Tricks (the seminar)

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In article <517e6534$0$6089$e4fe514c at dreader36.news.xs4all.nl>, MG <marcogbNO at SPAMxs4all.nl> writes:
>On 29-apr-2013 13:52, Neil Rieck wrote:
>> 1) I didn't know about any of the SET WATCH commands which appear to be
>> undocumented (or, at least, not found in VMS Help)
>> 2) I also didn't know about SEARCH/STATISTICS=SYMBOL or SEARCH/WILD
>
>What I wonder about, is when these commands and qualifiers were added?
>I wonder if our favorite dream team in India got the responsibility,
>to bring them from their (former beta state[?]) to something 'stable'?
>
>Maybe it's time that the --- otherwise and traditionally very good ---
>documentation got a thorough 'refresh'...?

SET WATCH has been around for a long long time.  As for the SEARCH command,
I use those quealifiers and quite often too but by historical recollection
as to when they came into being is fogged.

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