Re: unstring empty string

On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:16:23 -0600, Louis Krupp
<lkrupp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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DELIMITED BY ', ' OR SPACES OR ','
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So you recognize (1) a comma, (2) a comma followed by a space, or (3)
any number of spaces... What happens when someone follows a comma with
more than one space? (They're going to do that, you know.)

That's pretty much why I have moved from UNSTRING to reference
modification now that it's available. Reference Modification isn't
in the spirit of CoBOL, but it is quick, flexible, and obvious.
.

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