On Fri, 5 Sep 1997 08:13:42 -0800 Paul Taffel <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
>  Hi Jeff,
>
>  Rather than introducing a new evaluator function, did you consider
>  returning syntax info by extending an existing function?  For example:
>
>     :CALC FINFO (filename, 'FMTSYNTAX')
>
>  This solution would also allow returning numerical equivalents for
>  each of the documented returned 'strings', which might be preferred by
>  some.
>
>  Regards,
>
>  Paul Taffel
>  [log in to unmask]

Good thinking, Paul!

IMHO, this is an elegant solution that saves us (programmers and system
managers) from another function to remember.

How about it, Jeff?

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