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Totally understandable response Barry.<BR>
I'll work my document around this concept.<BR>
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On Tue, 2006-09-19 at 15:42 -0400, Barry Siegfried wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">["(Skip) K8RRA" <<A HREF="mailto:k8rra@ameritech.net">k8rra@ameritech.net</A>> wrote]:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> This is a "toss up"...</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">></FONT>>SNIP<<
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> If "#" may be inserted anywhere on any command line to begin a</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> comment, that would be compatible with bash and a good thing.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> (perhaps only in my opinion...)</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">This *can* be done but several sections of the code would have to</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">be modified in order to make it work right. </FONT>
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Not looking to make work...<BR>
But, if someday all files follow bash rules I'll gleefully change my document (again) ;-)
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">You would have to</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">make sure that all possibilities (where '#' or ';' characters are</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">intended to be parts of quoted arguments) are accounted for and</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">not handled incorrectly. This goes for hidden Net/Rom nodes which</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">begin with the '#' character as well. There are other cases where</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">'#' or ';' characters might be significant. I just can't think of</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">any more at the moment.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">It's never as easy as it first looks.</FONT>
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But it's "easier" with guys like yourself who will take a moment to explain the theory.<BR>
I hope you will accept my work some day enough to send newbies to it for answers?<BR>
I also wish I could announce when some day might get here :-(<BR>
THANKS AGAIN!
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">73, de Barry, K2MF >></FONT>
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