In article <1994Nov5.122830.33188@miavx1>, [log in to unmask] (Michael Jones) writes: > March Hare ([log in to unmask]) wrote: > : In article <1994Nov4.131046.33113@miavx1>, > : [log in to unmask] (Joel Hyatt) wrote: > : : > : :Example: to delete all files with the TXT extension: > : : > : : DELETE *.TXT.* > : : > > : Try DELETE *.TXT;* with a semicolon. To just delete the latest > : version, you can do DELETE *.TXT; > > : Sorry to nitpick, but someone might read the above and wonder > : why it doesn't work. > > Actually, using a . or a ; for notating the version number has always > been valid. Yes, both work...but only the ; is documented. Therefore, if the . stops working in OpenVMS 6.2 (or whatever comes next), realize that I warned you. -- Kent Covert, Software Coordinator Miami Computing and Information Services Miami University, Oxford, OH [log in to unmask] (internet) kacovert@miavx1 (bitnet)