RE: Key List in 'D" spec

I interpreted it as "dead" as in 

Because of java, RPG is a dead language.

Bradley V. Stone
BVS/Tools
http://www.bvstools.com




> -----Original Message-----
> From: HwaRangRon@aol.com [mailto:HwaRangRon@aol.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 1999 9:21 AM
> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Key List in 'D" spec
> 
> 
> Brad,
> I think he meant dead in the since the code is not actually 
> executed. I think he's right, KLISTS belong in D 
> specifications, not C specs.
> 
> Ron
> 
> In a message dated Fri, 10 Sep 1999  9:52:35 AM Eastern 
> Daylight Time, "Stone, Brad V (TC OASIS)" 
> <bvstone@taylorcorp.com> writes:
> 
> > A "dead" command?  Oh boy.. here we go again.
> > 
> > I suppose ADD is a dead command too because we have eval.  
> Well, what if you
> > are incrementing a counter that you want to loop back to 
> zero after it
> > maxes?  With eval, error.  With add, overflow and no problems.
> > 
> > Please, don't start calling commands dead.  It's silly.  
> RPG is supposed to
> > be a dead language.  (haha!)  But it's still used.
> > 
> > Bradley V. Stone
> > BVS/Tools
> > http://www.bvstools.com
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: rbrightman@amclog.com [mailto:rbrightman@amclog.com]
> > > Sent: Friday, September 10, 1999 8:01 AM
> > > To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> > > Subject: Key List in 'D" spec
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Does anybody know why RPG designers don't have 'key lists' in 
> > > 'D' specs? It
> > > seems to me that 'C' specs should only have "active" commands 
> > > in them. Key list
> > > (KLIST) is a dead command.
> > > 
> > > Rick,       Atlanta
> > > 
> > > 
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