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- Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 15:44:49 CST
- From: Bob Jackiewicz <U25042@uicvm.uic.edu>
- Message-ID: <92323.154450U25042@uicvm.uic.edu>
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer
- Subject: Re: Command in REXX to execute the text in a variable?
- Distribution: usa
- References: <widow.722104795@camelot> <1992Nov18.185413.15488@watson.ibm.com>
- Lines: 34
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- In article <1992Nov18.185413.15488@watson.ibm.com>, cnadler@vnet.ibm.com (Cliff
- Nadler) says:
- >> Filename='f:\utils\unzip -v '
- >> Program='g:\aoc.zip'
- >> xxxxx Program,Filename
- >>
- >> where xxxxx is a command that would pass "f:\utils\unzip -v
- >> g:\aoc.zip" to an environment shell (DOS or OS/2).
- >
- >INTERPRET is the command you want, however, it is not recommended for use
- >(especially with compilers - they HATE that command !). If you just use
- >Program Filename
- >on a line, REXX will execute the values of the variables in it's default
- >environment (as REXX code if possible, else using the CMD environment for
- >a default).
-
- The last thing I would use would be INTERPRET. That functionality is
- not needed here. I would go with the
-
- Program Filename
-
- to be generic. To be politically correct, however, I think one of
-
- address CMD Program Filename
- address DOS
- address OS2
-
- is more appropriate. In above, I KNOW DOS works, but I'm note too sure
- about CMD or OS2.
-
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