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My REXX program (version 1) doesn't truncate long words, but instead, show the word in its entirety (with possible wrapping), thereby preserving the text content.   Other programs are not so kind (some even loop forever), but I suppose this situation is beyond the intent of the task.
My REXX program (version 1) doesn't truncate long words, but instead, show the word in its entirety (with possible wrapping), thereby preserving the text content.   Other programs are not so kind (some even loop forever), but I suppose this situation is beyond the intent of the task.
<br>By the way, REXX has the feature that if you display a line longer than the terminal (or window), it will break up the line and show the full text. -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 21:05, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
<br>By the way, REXX has the feature that if you display a line wider than the terminal (or window), it will break up the line and show the full text. -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 21:05, 20 August 2013 (UTC)