[Info-vax] Local Versus Global Command Options

[Dan Cross]

In article <vpboct$3r1ga$1 at dont-email.me>,
Dave Froble  <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>On 2/21/2025 5:18 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:42:56 -0500, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>>
>>> Is it feasible for DCL?  Sure. Though it'll likely involve passing some
>>> of the syntax to lib$table_parse or ilk for parsing, as do a few DCL
>>> commands I've encountered (or have written) over the years.
>>
>> What happens when you bypass DCL? So one program directly spawns another
>> and gives it a command to execute. Can the receiving program behave the
>> same in that case as if it were invoked from a shell?
>
>Well, that depends upon the requirements and design, right?
>
>I've done quite a bit of such, but, I never depended on some set design, never 
>even considered it, I designed what I needed and implemented it.
>
>Don't know why anyone would ever do anything else ??????

In the context of this thread, they probably wouldn't.

This discussion, which Arne is jumping into as a willing
participant, is not about technical enlightenment or discussion,
but rather a vehicle for the troll OP to preen and strut around,
imaging himself oh-so-very-clever indeed, while making snide
comments about systems he doesn't even attempt to appreciate.

        - Dan C.