Re: read shows surprising results

CBFalconer wrote:

>>
>>According to Cooper/Clancy the variables should have the following
>>contents:
>>
>>z1: A blank
>>z2: 'A'
>>n1: 123
>>n2: 45
>>
> 
> Your book is correct, at least in this matter.
> 

Well, if the input string as "123 a45b" with a lowercase 'a', then z2 
should contain the lowercase 'a', not 'A'.

Other than that, I agree as well.

-- 
John Reagan
HP Pascal/{A|I}MACRO/COBOL for OpenVMS Project Leader
Hewlett-Packard Company