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I don't think any of these things are like the other.

If you ask me, the closest thing would be VB:

           mid$(b,2,2) = format(a, "00000")

At least, the thought process for writing this code is about the same
as that of "%subst(b:2:2) = %editc(a:'X')"


On Mon, 10 Feb 2003, Joe Pluta wrote:
>
> Hmmm.  Let's play the old Sesame Street game: one of these things is not
> like the other.
>
> A. %subst(b : 2 : 2) = %editc(a : 'X');
> B. sprintf(temp, "%02d", a);
>    memcpy(b, temp, 2);
> C. MOVE A B
>
> The music starts... "One of these things is not like the other, one of these
> things just doesn't belong.  Can you guess which thing is not like the
> other, by the time I finish my song?"
>
> Which do you think someone would select?


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