[Info-vax] 64-bit (was Re: New CEO of VMS Software)

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

On Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:48:14 -0500, Dave Froble wrote:

> On 1/12/2024 3:26 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:57:11 -0500, Dave Froble wrote:
>>
>>> I will state that the RMS PARSE routine is used to parse a filename.
>>
>> That’s just a convenience. You can reimplement it yourself, with the
>> help of ACP/XQP QIO calls like IO$_ACCESS.
>>
> But that would be pretty stupid.  Like re-inventing the wheel.
> 
> Should DEC ever upgrade the $PARSE, you've already got that.

On the other hand, they have never done so. So there has been more than 
enough time (some might say, too much) to come up with your own, much 
better version. Like adding the extra wildcard types Simon Clubley asked 
for elsewhere.