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This is essentially the same REXX program as for the CALENDAR task, but written entirely in uppercase. Indeed, |
This is essentially the same REXX program as for the CALENDAR task, but written entirely in uppercase. Indeed, |
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<br>it could be written without any Latin (or any language) letters of any kind for the REXX program's variables. |
<br>it could be written without any Latin (or any language) letters of any kind for the REXX program's variables. |
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From the task's description, I took it to mean the program was to be in all uppercase, but the output was |
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<br>still supposed to look pretty (that is, partly in lowercase). Even so, on the (line) printers that were used |
<br>still supposed to look pretty (that is, partly in lowercase). Even so, on the (line) printers that were used |
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<br>long ago, the printers (if not supporting lowercase), would print lowercase as uppercase (with the FOLD option). |
<br>long ago, the printers (if not supporting lowercase), would print lowercase as uppercase (with the FOLD option). |
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The other REXX program made use of lowercase letters for determining the minimum length of any of the options |
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<br>(from the command line), and a few simple tricks were used to accomplish this. |
<br>(from the command line), and a few simple tricks were used to accomplish this. |
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<br>[Note: the command line may also be all uppercase.] |
<br>[Note: the command line may also be all uppercase.] |
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In any case, both versions of the programs' output are identical (but the second REXX version sure as heck looks |
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<br>like it was beat with a big ole ugly stick ─── and pardon the strong language). |
<br>like it was beat with a big ole ugly stick ─── and pardon the strong language). |
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<lang rexx>/*REXX PROGRAM TO SHOW ANY YEAR'S (MONTHLY) CALENDAR (WITH/WITHOUT GRID)*/ |
<lang rexx>/*REXX PROGRAM TO SHOW ANY YEAR'S (MONTHLY) CALENDAR (WITH/WITHOUT GRID)*/ |
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