Re: DOW vs DOU

[rbbaird@xxxxxxxxxxx (Rick Baird)]

Kahn, David wrote:

> >
> >C     *IN90    DOWEQ  *ON
> >
> >C     XXXCODE  IFEQ   'B'
> >C              LEAVE
> >C              ENDIF
> >

> >Ta-Da!!!!!!

> >now for my next trick....

> Sorry Rick, but you too have now published a solution with a bug. You walked
> smack into the other one. Your DOWEQ*ON should be a DOWEQ*OFF. Thank
> goodness for that, I was getting lonely. Grab a pointed hat and come and
> join me in the F club.  :-)

I'll just say what I always say at times like this in real life.

(fiegning red-faced humility) Uh, oops, eh, sorry.

> Incidentally, any particular reason for preferring an initial SETLL followed
> by READE over a single CHAIN?

Not really, just habit, and it's just a little more obvious (to me
anyway) what's about to happen.   Old habits die hard, and it's not that
much more work.

Regards,

rick
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