Re: WDSC vs SEU

From: Buck

I apparently formed my opinion in a vacuum and it's becoming equally
apparent that I only ever worked with troglodytes.

No, I think you had bad expectations, but I don't know where you got them.
It certainly wasn't from me.

Then again, I may
have heard someone on this list opine that WDSC would not get wide
acceptance until it does everything, including green screen emulation.

And then you heard at least as many people say they didn't agree.

It wouldn't be the first time such a thought has been posted here and I
suspect it won't be the last. Is that a concrete example of an overly
high expectation?

I think it's a wrong expectation. IBM hasn't said they would have one, and
there's really no reason for it.

As to copy/paste, I don't even understand what this means. What are you
copying or pasting? The field name? Hell, just type the first letter

and

hit Ctrl-space.

The file has 13 period fields like SLS01, SLS02, etc. Make an array out
of that with the outline view. Or the table view. Without typing all
the field names in. Then tell me I should be using autocopy and I'll
tell you that I'm working on it...

D SLS01
(RP12) in the sequence number to repeat 12 times.

Type the numbers from 01 through 13, overwriting the appropriate line.

Yeah, I know it's very SEU-like, but one of the great things about WDSC is
that you can do things however you're most comfortable.

You probably won't like this, but my boss isn't going to pay anyone to
get me that training. That's life. Next.

It's not for me to like or not like. I mean, I feel badly for you, but it's
between you and your management. But the fact that you can't get training
for a fundamental tool for your job is not the fault of the tool.

Joe