RE: QRPGSRC vs. QRPGLESRC

Because RPG 4 is very much different than RPG 3 (or RPG400 if you prefer),
and for that reason alone, it should have it's own file ( as does COBOL).
It's the reason the standard exists.

Of course, this answer is coming from a newbie...  :-)



Ray Shahan

"Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans", John Lennon 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Malchow, Grizzly [SMTP:GMalchow@automaticproducts.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 9:18 AM
> To:   midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject:      QRPGSRC vs. QRPGLESRC
> 
> I'm supposed to create a source file named QRPGSRC that will be hold all
> of source files, both RPG and RPGILE. I've always kept the 2 source
> members in seperate source files. I.E. QRPGSRC and QRPGLESRC. I know
> QRPGLESRC has a longer record length. I'm supposed to create a QRPGSRC
> with a record lenght of 112. Everywhere I've been before has always kept
> the sources seperate. I don't think it's necesarily a good idea. I need a
> good reason to explain why we should not do this, other than industry
> standards, the differences in the code etc.
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