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Subject: RE: substr bif question
From: "Dennis Lovelady" <iseries@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:25:54 -0400
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since IBM (unlike their primary competition) are notorious for their
attention to
upward compatibility.
</snip>
ROTFLMAO

Obviously you've never used CPYTOIMPF or a host of other utilities.
Hint: They just change all the documentation at the next release.

Too little information. Can you (will you) provide a little more detail,
please?

I can say that *from a language standpoint* (which this discussion entails)
I stand by what I said. IBM have been outstanding in this regard.

Dennis Lovelady
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