[Info-vax] DCL's flaws (both scripting and UI)

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <m9h815$i3f$1 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley
<clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes: 

> I think it's time once again to build a list of DCL's flaws now that
> VSI are around. Don't forget however that DCL is both a scripting
> language and a UI. My initial list is below.
> 
> Some of DCL's UI flaws:
> 
> 1) You can't edit commands across line boundaries. Even Windows CLIs
> can do this.

This isn't really a DCL issue, though, is it?

> 8) You cannot delete a directory tree in one go.

Yes you can.  What version of VMS do you have?  Try HELP.