Old Russian measure of length: Difference between revisions

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=={{header|REXX}}==

Program features:

* shows all ''other'' units of measurements when any unit is specified.

::* shows all ''other'' units of measurements when any unit is specified.

* accepts abbreviations of the length units

::* accepts abbreviations of the length units

* does rounding for so results are more meaningful and recognizable

::* does rounding for so results are more meaningful and recognizable

* does error checking on the user input

::* does error checking on the user input

* added other old Russian units of measurements

::* added other old Russian units of measurements

* uses the correct length unit names when not plural

::* uses the correct length unit names when not plural

* columnarized the output   (instead of a horizontal stream).

::* columnarized the output   (instead of a horizontal stream).

<lang rexx>/*REXX program to read a config file and assign VARs as found within. */

numeric digits 200

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saym: parse arg _; numeric digits digits()%25; _=_/1

say right(_,40) arg(2)s(_); return</lang>

This REXX program makes use of   '''LINESIZE'''   REXX program (or BIF) which is used to determine the screen width (or linesize) of the terminal (console).

<br>The   '''LINESIZE.REX'''   REXX program is included here ──► [[LINESIZE.REX]].<br>

'''output''' when using the input of: <tt> 100 metres </tt>

<pre>

────────────────────────────────────metric─────────────────────────────────────

0.1 kilometers