[Info-vax] Can DCL be enhanced to report why a qualifier is ambiguous ?

Dave Froble davef at tsoft-inc.com
Mon May 31 10:08:23 EDT 2021


On 5/31/2021 8:54 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2021-05-28, Jan-Erik Söderholm <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com> wrote:
>> Den 2021-05-28 kl. 20:54, skrev Simon Clubley:
>>
>>>
>>> One of the Linux shells does spell checking. I think its a terrible idea.
>>
>> Like this?
>>
>> $ sql shwo table
>> %SQL-I-SPELLCORR, identifier SHWO replaced with SHOW
>> User tables in database with filename SQL$DATABASE
>>       ARTLAB
>>       DB_SUBMIT
>>       DW101T
>>       ...
>>       ...
>>
>
> Whoever thought it was acceptable to implement _that_ in a SQL utility
> and in the way that it is shown above is an idiot.
>
> Simon.
>

Beware, there ARE idiots.  Lots of them.

-- 
David Froble                       Tel: 724-529-0450
Dave Froble Enterprises, Inc.      E-Mail: davef at tsoft-inc.com
DFE Ultralights, Inc.
170 Grimplin Road
Vanderbilt, PA  15486



More information about the Info-vax mailing list