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     Re: pros and cons   
     By: poindexter FORTRAN to Denn on Thu Dec 25 2025 07:37 am   
      
    PF> I'd call batch structured programming, compared to something like EXPECT,   
    PF> which I'd forgotten about. EXPECT was like a scripting language for the   
    PF> command line, looking for output from programs and entering input - you   
    PF> could use it to script a login to a PPP account for example. That feels   
    PF> like the "batch file" description you describe.   
      
   I would definatly say it's low level programming, easy enough for most to   
   understand and do.   
    But I would say back in the good ol' DOS days it was very useful.   
      
   ... Toto, I don't think we're in DOS anymore...   
      
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