[Info-vax] Pascal question

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In article <d7d1aa12-e18a-4d16-86d4-c34dfca55bb5 at googlegroups.com>, John Reagan <xyzzy1959 at gmail.com> writes:
>On Monday, January 21, 2019 at 4:20:58 PM UTC-5, Arne Vajh=C3=B8j wrote:
>> On 1/21/2019 4:05 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> > On 1/21/19 3:41 PM, Arne Vajh=C3=B8j wrote:
>> >> On 1/21/2019 1:53 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
>> >>> On 1/21/2019 1:07 PM, Arne Vajh=C3=B8j wrote:
>> >>>> On 1/21/2019 12:00 PM, John Reagan wrote:
>> >>>>> On Monday, January 21, 2019 at 11:40:02 AM UTC-5, Arne Vajh=C3=B8j wrote:
>> >>>>>> On 1/21/2019 11:19 AM, Emilio Moreno wrote:
>> >>>>>>> Here is another one. upcase
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Weird. I don't seem to be able to find anything better
>> >>>>>> than:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> str$upcase is about the best you'll get from Pascal.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Maybe it was time to add 25-50 convenience functions to
>> >>>> VMS Pascal?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> People expect more today. And adding them would show some
>> >>>> progress. And the effort should not be that big aka low hanging
>> >>>> fruit.
>> >>>
>> >>> Or, one can build a library=C2=A0 of often used capabilities ....
>> >>
>> >> Of course.
>> >>
>> >> But it would be better if the standard language runtime came
>> >> with such functionality instead of having hundreds of developers
>> >> each implement their own.
>> >>
>> >> It is not like uppercasing is a very special function that
>> >> only very few need.
>> >>
>> >> It is relative common.
>> >>
>> >> And many other mostly newer languages certainly has it.
>> > 
>> > So push the Pascal Standards Committee to add it.=C2=A0 :-)
>> 
>> Not going to happen.
>> 
>> But since VMS Pascal already have several extensions compared
>> to ISO Pascal, then the lack of it in the standard should not
>> prevent VSI from adding it.
>> 
>
>Good point.  Just as soon as a real customer writes that on the back of a $100
>bill, I'll get right on it.  I'll call STR$UPCASE for you. :)

You're working cheap these days.
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