Re: Setting A Hex Value in COBOL


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In article <5c84r7F2vuab1U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Pete Dashwood <dashwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

[snip]

I posted because the OP was getting a lot of whys and wherefores when
really
all that was needed was a simple "yes" or "no".

How nice to learn that there are folks to whom what is 'really all that
was needed was...' is so readily apparent... but, to others, it may sound
like it goes nigh hand-in-hand with the 'all ya gotta do is...' syndrome.

DD


You are the onl;y person I know who seems bothered by "all ya gotta do..."

Oversimplification can certainly be tedious, but each case should be judged
on its merits. There are times when "all ya gotta do" IS all you have to do.

As I don't share your aversion to this phrase, for the reasons outlined
above, whether or not some other statement I made seems close to it, is of
no consequence to me whatsoever.

Pete.


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