Date:         Mon, 6 Dec 1999 09:23:32 -0600
Reply-To:     "Gerard T. Pauline" <gpauline@FSMAIL.PACE.EDU>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Gerard T. Pauline" <gpauline@FSMAIL.PACE.EDU>
Organization: Pace University
Subject:      Re: Calculation Precision Limits
Comments: To: Jack Hamilton <JackHamilton@FIRSTHEALTH.COM>
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Jack:

I agree with you about REXX ! Also, there has been a PERL
implementation for MVS for a while.

-Gerry

Gerard T. Pauline
Mgr, Internet/DB Applications
Computer Systems, DoIT
Pace University

Jack Hamilton wrote:
>
> "Tim CHURCHES" <TCHUR@DOH.HEALTH.NSW.GOV.AU> wrote:
>
> >Other languages generally use
> >the same 8 byte floating point representation, so there is probably no advantage swapping
> >to another language unless you use a special extended precision maths library (available on
> >many platforms). Probably the easiest solution is to use the extended precision
> >floating point maths module which is included in most standard Perl distributions.
>
> Easier still would be to use REXX (available in a freeware version called Regina;
> it's included on one of the Windows NT disks, and I've seen it for Unix boxes).
> The syntax of SAS is  much closer to REXX than it is to Perl, so the learning
> curve should be shorter.
>
> Advantages of REXX:  Has an easier syntax if you're not a C programmer; it's an
> ANSI standard language; powerful and simple parsing capabilities if you don't
> require regular expression processing.  Advantages of Perl:  More widely used
> outside of IBM mainframes, regular expression processing.
>
> --
> JackHamilton@FirstHealth.com
> Development Manager, Technical Group
> METRICS Department, First Health
> West Sacramento, California USA