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From: davis AT space DOT mit DOT edu (John E. Davis)
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Subject: Re: Long file names/editor
Date: 6 Aug 1996 22:13:55 GMT
Organization: Center for Space Research
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On Mon, 05 Aug 1996 16:38:01 GMT, JEM <Jere_McDevitt AT theratx DOT com>
wrote:
 : > : Well, (and others might be interested in this) I retrieved the source
 : > : for JED and discovered that if code uses the open command when using
 : > : DJGPP (gcc) then long file names aren't supported.  However, _open
 : > : does use long file names.
 
I looked at the library source for version 2 of DJGPP.  It looked to
me like simply using `open' should work with long filenames and that
`open' is a wrapper around `_open'.  Perhaps someone more
knowledgeable than me will clear this up.  DJ?

 : Good work on the editor.  I used to use BRIEF but like this.  The only
 : thing I miss is block copying (not row copying) where I could delete a
 : column of characters.

This capability has been there since day one.  Look at the intrinsic
functions:

    open_rect  kill_rect  insert_rect  copy_rect  blank_rect

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John E. Davis                   Center for Space Research/AXAF Science Center
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