On Thu, 5 Jan 1995 09:27:48 -0500, Guy Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Subject: Re: Binary command files? {chop} > I wish to respectfully disagree. Being the type who never remembers to > do a chmod on my UNIX scripts, and who then spends several seconds in > dememtia figuring out why the script won't run, I know I'd make the same > omission with file codes. > However, if HP defined a file code strictly for binary command files and > added the appropriate if-logic (i.e., allow any file code for ASCII and > a specific file code for binary), I would not complain. {chop} Me too. BTW does EDITOR/QUAD support file codes on ASCII or Binary files (if I edit one is code still there)? And what about nuts like me that build temp files with commands and then XEQ them? Sorry - a well-intentioned idea. This should have been addressed in 1978 - that's when UDC support was released (MPE III as I recall). Have you considered a 'compiler' for them - input is UDC or script file, output is (at least tokenized) binary file? Sorta like going from the Basic interpreter to the Basic compiler. Just a thought -- regards -- Tony B. Shepherd -- [log in to unmask]