[net.lang.pascal] Microsoft Pascal ?quirk?

vch@rruxo.UUCP (V. Hatem) (04/11/85)

I was just looking through my brand new Microsoft Pascal manual when I ran
accross the most interesting entry in the index:

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	OR ELSE operator, 184
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	.
Now, I'm shure I can find some use for this command! Haven't you ever had
a program just not do what you want it to?? (come on C programmers.. we know
you're out there...) Well, Here's the answer!

	for i := 1 to 10 do    
	   readln(a,b,c) OR ELSE;

Of course, there is the useage:

	work OR ELSE;  

Sounds like I'm gonna like THIS pascal....

Vince Hatem
Bell Communications Research
rruxo!vch

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tainter@gumby.UUCP (04/13/85)

> I was just looking through my brand new Microsoft Pascal manual when I ran
> accross the most interesting entry in the index:
> 	. 
> 	OR ELSE operator, 184
> 	. 
> Of course, there is the useage:
> 
> 	work OR ELSE;  
> 
> Sounds like I'm gonna like THIS pascal....
> ---

If that's all it takes you should switch to Ada. (`:
Ada defines this in the language not an extension.

-- Johnathan A. Tainter