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  • Subject: Re: Named indicators (was DOW vs DOU)
  • From: "Chris Rehm" <Mr.AS400@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 22:44:40 -0700



>If CRok = *On
>...
>Far clearer, surely?

>Tim Lennon.

It might be preference. I used to create a named constants in every
program. YES '1' NO '0' ON '1' OFF '0'.

I have fallen into the habit of just using *ON and *OFF, but I can surely
understand someone wanting YES and NO in Logicals. By the way, I used
these differently than Y 'Y' and N 'N'.



Chris Rehm             | You have to ask yourself, "How
Mr.AS400@ibm.net       | often can I afford to be unexpectedly 
                       | out of business?" 
Get Warped or Get Bent!| Then get an AS/400.
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