[Info-vax] Micro Focus to be acquired by Open Text

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <tf0h5i$2r64k$1 at dont-email.me>,
=?UTF-8?Q?Jan-Erik_S=c3=b6derholm?= <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com>
writes: 

> It might not have been the root cause, but on an Swedish keyboard
> layout, typing <> is easier and faster then typing []...
> 
> I try to say to our programmers that it is fine to use <> for
> their command line work, but to always use [] in command files
> and when defining logical names.

I followed that rule when I used VMS from a PC keyboard.  On the other 
hand, since <> is used deep within VMS (check the output of INSTALL 
LIST), I suspect that it will always work.

> I have seen some freeware utilities that fails on logicals
> that uses <> in directory definitions.

Yes.  Well written utilities handle such cases, of course.  :-)