1. Re: GET.E
- Posted by Lewis Townsend <keroltarr at HOTMAIL.COM> Nov 19, 1999
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Hello, Jiri wrote: >The notorious arm twister, Roderick Jackson just wrote: > > >If you still have concerns about changing print(), > >perhaps a solution previously mentioned, a new routine > >(e.g., put()) could solve most ills from this. It wouldn't > >have to be a built-in; in fact, it would make sense to > >locate it in the GET.E file, along with get(). It could > >consist of nothing more than a call to print() and a call > >to puts() for the space. > >A new routine! Give me a break, Rod. What are you going to >use the old one for? Wear it around your neck as a trophy? > >jiri Come on Jiri, we would still need the old one for the programs already written that do stuff like this: puts (1, "There is ") print (1, 365.25) puts (1, " in a year.") so that it still prints like this: There is 365.25 days in a year. instead of like this: There is 365.25 days in a year. ^ Notice the extra space. later, Lewis Townsend ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com