[Info-vax] Logical names, was: Re: Command Procedure Pipe output to a variable

[Dave Froble]

On 10/10/2021 10:57 AM, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 10/10/2021 10:13 AM, Dave Froble wrote:
>> On 10/10/2021 9:20 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>> On 10/10/2021 4:44 AM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
>>>> Den 2021-10-10 kl. 01:10, skrev Arne Vajhøj:
>>>>> Let us be more specific by taking an example.
>>>>>
>>>>> decc$efs_charset
>>>>>
>>>>> where would you look for the definition of that?
>>>>
>>>> I do not need to, since it isn't even defined.
>>>> If it *had* been defined, I would be able to find where.
>>>
>>> I can use SEARCH.
>>>
>>> And I may even be able to be a bit selective as I know
>>> at least one case where this logical would be set: if
>>> something running in JVM (Java, Jython, Rhino etc.) need
>>> to use SQLite.
>>>
>>> But I still consider it to be nice if there
>>> were a comment directly associated with the
>>> logical.
>>>
>>> Arne
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Yes, it would.  Something like HELP, where it could be optional to
>> provide some description.  Either when defining the logical, or
>> afterward.
>>
>
> Ok, forget that idea.
>
> I'd never make the effort to provide the description.  Even if I
> remembered why I set a logical, that would not help anyone else.
> Regardless, I'd forget why I set it.  Resistance is futile ...
>
> This could be satisfied by an RMS ISAM file, and a program that allowed
> partial, full, or null key lookup.  I could implement this in maybe 10
> minutes, in Basic.  But then someone would want a drop-down selection
> format, and VMS doesn't have much in the way of a GUI.
>

Hey, it's Sunday morning, and I apparently haven't woke up yet ...

Our Codis app has such selection boxes, without the mouse.  With SMG 
such would be very simple.  Maybe more than 10 minutes though.  Wonder 
how soon I'll wake up ...

Even if such existed, who is going to populate the descriptions?

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