Dimensional Measuring Interface
Standard
Standard Improvement Request
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SIR No. 97-24 DMIS Release 3.0 SIR Type Other Severity Documentation Deficiency Status Resolved Date Submitted March 6 1997 Date Validated March 6 1997 Date In Process Date Referred April 1 1998 Date Vote Pending Date Closed August 20 1998 Action Clarifications Submitted By Dietmar May Object Workshops, Inc. PO Box 597 Whytheville VA 24382 USA Phone: (540)223-1145 Fax: (540)223-1241 dcmay@object-workshops.com |
Problem Topic
ELEMNT: Use of char?
Problem Description
Is ~char~ in ELEMNT() delimited by anything other than the surrounding
commas, or does it need to be distinguished from a single character
identifier (variable name) or punctuation? Is there an example of its use?
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Suggested Resolution
[This SIR has been referred back to the submitter for specific references and expanded problem description.]
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Resolution
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Added text to definition of the ELEMNT intrinsic function.
To clarify the definition of ELEMNT on page 306 insert the following sentence after the first existing sentence:
"char is either a text literal string containing a single character and delimited by apostrophes, or the label of a string variable of type CHAR containing a single character."
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Notes
Added by Mike Holloway, hkm@ornl.gov on 7/30/1998
I could not find in any meeting minutes where this SIR had been referred.
Because a variable could be used in the second position, a value must be delimited. The definition for ELEMENT seems to indicate that this should be a single character delimiter, but it does not specify that it has to be. I think that the value in this position should be a string of one or more characters. It could then be either a character variable or a text string which is delimited by apostrophes.
I don't know of any examples in the standard. There are very few for theintrinsic functions as it is. I think that we need to include examples for each function.
Added by Interpretation Sub-Committee, gph5@chrysler.com on 8/4/1998
To clarify the definition of ELEMNT on page 306 insert the following sentence after the first existing sentence:
"char is either a text literal string containing a single character and delimited by apostrophes, or the label of a string variable of type CHAR containing a single character."