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|    dxf to sjack    |
|    Re: Fetch string from comment    |
|    05 Mar 25 09:46:14    |
   
   From: dxforth@gmail.com   
      
   On 5/03/2025 8:02 am, sjack wrote:   
   > ...   
   > The enhanced comment is more robust than the existing string operators   
   > that you show in that any mix of printable characters can be contained   
   > in the comment and string operators that base on it. No breaking up   
   > text nor escaping characters needed (by the Forth):   
   >   
   > .( The function("bar") char ) emit .( is to be used) \ standard, bah   
   > .( The function("bar") is to be used) \ enhanced, ok   
   > ." Jack said " char " emit ." boo" char " emit . \ standard, bah   
   > .( Jack said "boo") \ enhanced, ok   
   > @( echo -e "Hello World\!") /sys \ enhanced, ok   
      
   As " solutions go it has a charm to it. The code is nicely trivial   
   albeit not idiot-proof ... ( ) needs to be balanced.   
      
   For me the other issue was non-graphic characters. Unable to avoid it   
   I adopted a simplified form of 200x escapes whereby " becomes \22 .   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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