[Info-vax] links and deleting directory trees (Re: Some questions on software for VMS 7.3 VAX)

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2016-01-22 22:20:28 +0000, David Froble said:

> Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>> 
>> Ayup.   Try defining a few DECC$ logical names, and watch other random 
>> hunks of code go deep into the weeds with odd errors.
>> 
>> Except through utter isolation of the applications and careful 
>> management of the upgrades, the current
> 
> "C" (fixed it for you)

Call me back when you're using 64-bit OpenVMS and (when/if) 64-bit 
BASIC and whatever compatibility knobs and hooks get implemented as 
part of the updates, and we'll talk.

BASIC has changed little on OpenVMS, which is good news for the 
existing code base, and can be bad news when it comes to features that 
might be useful or necessary in current and new applications.  As 
you're quite aware, there are things that BASIC doesn't do very well, 
and — if/when some of those additions or updates are made — that may 
well put BASIC right into the same morass with the rest of the 
environment.



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