Re: Null Capable Fields

John P Carr wrote:
> 
>         >Not a work around, a different way of working.
>         >Use embedded SQL statements for IO. This allows you to then accept
> the
>         >null indicators in select statements.
> 
>         Bruce
> 
>         It's not the fields from the file that's the problem.   He wants to
> have
>         working variables(fields) in his program that are Null capable.
> 

Yup. I understand and empathize, but it is a language problem. RPG
doesn't handle it right. Yup. I know. But rather than holding my breath,
waiting patiently for IBM to change RPG, why not just flag the field?
Why not just bite the bullet and put the SQL in? Ugly? Sure. But
portable. Not language dependant.

If I HAVE to rely on a specific, single platform language, I sure don't
wanna do it with my data.

Just my opinion.
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R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr.
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