Sender: Joe Fischer <gravity-central AT shell1 DOT iglou DOT com>
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From: Joe Fischer <gravity1 AT shell1 DOT iglou DOT com>
Subject: Re: can IBM DOS Version 5.00 be taught to read obj files?
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Mark Clements <usenet AT nokennel17spam DOT co DOT uk> wrote:
:> Joe Fischer <gravity1 AT shell1 DOT iglou DOT com> (PATHTYPER) wrote:
:> >       I don't write the same routines a second time,
:> > let alone over and over.
:> >       With the exception of part of the routine to
:> > assign a filename and file variable and check the
:> > existence of the file, I can't think of any routine
:> > that I would use twice.
: 
: As just one of many examples of functions I've written that get used over
: and over again, my CheckInputFile() function is used in pretty much any
: program that requires filenames to be passed at the command line.  

      That's great, if you do a lot of programming using files.

: You pass
: the value of the argument variable where the file is located (or empty
: string if none) and a default extension (if applicable) and it will expand
: the filename and path, checking they exist, and prompt the user if there are
: any problems.

       There area lot of possibilities using DOS error
checking, a BBS Sysop program called Qmove had some,
and I added several more to one version of it.
       These types of programs are very useful, but
some of use just like to play with graphics, display,
and game programs. :-)

: The trick  to making modular programming useful is 
: to make your functions generic.

       I am grateful for any and all programs having
considerable utility.
       But in my programming, my objective is to
write _the_ program and make it work with a minimum
of bugs, some of which are due to my stupidity and
carelessness and some from the compiler and OS the
program is run on.
       I have zero ambition to avoid having to write
code, in fact, the reason I write is to have more
to do to pass the time.
       I get a big rush when I finally get lucky
and write something that works great and is a
little bit different or useful, or fun.

       After winning a copy of IBM PC DOS 2000
I dis a googgle search of PC DOS 2000 and was
very surprised at some of the things I read,
and the number of people using one flavor of
DOS or another.

Joe Fischer 

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