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

[VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG]

In article <00AF1A6B.B6849CB1 at SendSpamHere.ORG>, VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG writes:
>In article <m9stc2$20s6$3 at news.kjsl.com>, helbig at asclothestro.multivax.de (Phillip Helbig (undress to reply)) writes:
>>In article <m9ro85$973$1 at dont-email.me>, David Froble
>><davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes: 
>>
>>> >>>    We got the PIPE command so that |, <, and > don't break anything.
>>> >>>    The last thing we need is a more cryptic way to break things.
>>> >> PIPE breaks <DIRECTORY>.  :-|
>>> > 
>>> > In what way?
>>> > 
>>> 
>>> Would be nice if people included an example when such statements are 
>>> made, huh?
>>
>>First, exercise for the reader.  Second, I have now given an example.  
>>Third, I assumed that most people already new this.
>
>Fourth, I assumed that mode people already (k)new that VMS directory syntax
>uses brackets too!

FWIW, it is the PIPE, not DIRECTORY, that is broken. ;)

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