[Info-vax] Whither VMS?

[Bob Eager]

On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:20:16 +0000, glen herrmannsfeldt wrote:

> Finding the first non-blank character requires only a linear search from
> the beginning.  VAX has SCANC which may or may not do that fast.  
> Finding the last non-blank is easiest done from the end, which is easier
> for counted strings.  VAX doesn't seem to have any instructions for
> searching backwards.

Definitely one of the occasions when the x86 wins, since it can scan in 
either direction...



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