Re: #defines in 4gl

In article <1993Jun17.211022.14326@informix.com> dranney@informix.com (David Ranney) writes: >In article <1ttg96INNiat@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> archer!ciesla@stairs.att.com writes: >>Fellow 4GL developers: >> >>For years, I've wished 4GL had a feature that would allow the >>use of #define, #ifdef, #else, #include, . . . [Interesting method involving sed and cpp deleted...] Have you ever considered using m4? We use it with ACE quite often. Of course, your UNIX might not have it, but many do. For those of you who've never used m4 before, it's not bad as macro processors go, although those of you who remember/have used TRACC or UMIST won't like it as much... Macro hackers unite... Chris Hermansen Timberline Forest Inventory Consultants Voice: 1 604 733 0731 302 - 958 West 8th Avenue FAX: 1 604 733 0634 Vancouver B.C. CANADA clh@tfic.bc.ca V5Z 1E5 C'est ma facon de parler.