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Re: MLCAD rotation (future request)
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lugnet.cad.mlcad
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000 18:17:50 GMT
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jsproat@io.{ihatespam}com
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Steve Bliss wrote:
> Alternately, they could be stored (in any line format *except* DAT) before
> the first 0 FILE meta-command in an MPD.
An MPD header, hmmm? Handy for storing metadata, non-DAT directives, loose
change, etc... I *really* like this idea.
How many MPD-capable tools would need changes to allow this? Is non-DAT
content before the first 0 FILE generally ignored?
Cheers,
- jsproat
--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
I'm betting I'm just abnormal enough to survive!
- The Tick
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 | | Re: MLCAD rotation (future request)
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| (...) The original definition for MPD states that data before the first 0 FILE statement will be ignored. This is because it was assumed that MPD streams would appear mostly in e-mail messages with included DAT content. Something like: ===...=== Hi! (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: MLCAD rotation (future request)
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| (...) Cool idea. (...) Is there an advantage to stuffing them in a separate subfile, other than neatness? That approach *requires* the use of MPD for storage. If they could scoped to be 'located' in specific subfiles (or the main file), that would (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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