From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 1/3/2025 4:24 PM, Dan Cross wrote:   
   > In article <6778415e$0$708$14726298@news.sunsite.dk>,   
   > Arne Vajhøj   wrote:   
   >> On 1/3/2025 1:51 PM, Dan Cross wrote:   
   >>> In article , Arne Vajhøj     
   wrote:   
   >>>> On 1/3/2025 1:17 PM, Dan Cross wrote:   
   >>>>> In article <67781447$0$711$14726298@news.sunsite.dk>,   
   >>>>>> And also fixed in the description of VARYING further up.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> You should seriously mention the STRING type, though.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I think VARYING OF CHAR is what is used most in VMS Pascal.   
   >>>   
   >>> Weird; I can't imagine why.   
   >>   
   >> I never use string (on VMS).   
   >>   
   >> $ search sys$common:[syshlp.examples.pascal]*.pas varying   
   >> $ search sys$common:[syshlp.examples.pascal]*.pas "string("   
   >>   
   >> indicate that whoever write VMS Pascal examples also prefer   
   >> varying of char over string.   
   >>   
   >> If I were to guess about why, then I believe it is historic   
   >> reasons. varying of char has been there since like forever.   
   >> string was added with ISO Pascal support later.   
   >   
   > I suspect that's close, but ISO Pascal doesn't have a 'VARYING'   
   > array type, either.   
      
   I am saying that VMS Pascal had VARYING before ISO existed. A   
   VMS specific (or DEC specific??) extension.   
      
   > I suspect you're referring to what ISO calls "Extended Pascal"   
   > (ISO 10206); ISO Pascal (ISO 7185) doesn't support a `String`   
   > type of either the VSI Pascal form or the Turbo   
   > Pascal/Delphi/FreePascal form, only manifest string literals and   
   > `packed array [1..n] of char`.   
      
   Yes, 10206.   
      
   Arne   
      
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