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  3. February 2002

RE: Great article concerning Dynamic arrays

Yes Bob but I had to buy 3 copies, Mine keep getting hmmm 'Lost'
LOL

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Cozzi (RPGIV) [SMTP:cozzi@rpgiv.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 3:39 PM
> To:   rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject:      RE: Great article concerning Dynamic arrays
>
> Rob,
>
> I guess the bigger question is; who would buy a book on a topic that
> isn't being used? With less than 10% of the iSeries population running
> V5, where is the market for such a book? Or is it a chicken and egg
> thing?
>
> If you noticed, I cover the RPG cycle on chapter and don't really give
> examples that deal with it. Yet there is a much greater install base of
> code that uses the RPG Cycle than uses the /FREE syntax.
>
> I don't think there's anything wrong with using the /FREE, I just think
> it is presumptuous to think that simply because a feature is there,
> "everybody" is using it. When clearly they are not. For example,
> illustrating code in this forum that uses /FREE is clearly not
> beneficial to the masses. Unless of course the purpose of the
> illustration is to educate someone else on the list about a technique
> that clearly requires the free-form stuff. For example: How do I
> simulate a MOVEL operation in free format?
>
> I don't dislike free form code. I dislike poor code, fixed or free
> format. Hell, 80% of the application code that I write is in C++ no RPG.
> RPG IV is so easy to code, why would I complicate it by using a /FREE
> that can only be compiled on a V5R1 machine?
>
> Rob, you don't hear me or anyone else saying "Who would hire Rob, when
> he writes code that looks like this or that?" So far, I've sold over
> 50,000 copies of my book and have had 2 copies returned (other than
> over-sells to Colleges). So theoretically, more people have my book than
> currently have the ability to write /FREE RPGIV code.
>
> Bob Cozzi
> cozzi@rpgiv.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com]
> On
> > Behalf Of rob@dekko.com
> > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 2:07 PM
> > To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> > Subject: RE: Great article concerning Dynamic arrays
> >
> >
> > Would you buy a book from someone who refuses to use many of the new
> > features?
> > How would it have style samples of free format when the author refuses
> to
> > use free format?  Great theory, but what about in practice?
> >
> >
> > Rob Berendt
> > --
> > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
> > Benjamin Franklin
> >
> >
> >
> >                     "Smith, Nelson"
> >                     <NSmith@lincare.c       To:
> "'rpg400-l@midrange.com'"
> > <rpg400-l@midrange.com>
> >                     om>                     cc:
> >                     Sent by:                Fax to:
> >                     rpg400-l-admin@mi       Subject:     RE: Great
> article
> > concerning Dynamic arrays
> >                     drange.com
> >
> >
> >                     02/28/2002 02:29
> >                     PM
> >                     Please respond to
> >                     rpg400-l
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Speaking of which, there's been so many changes through V5, isn't
> about
> > time
> > for an update to your RPGIV book?  Mine getting pretty raggedity,
> anyway.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:         Bob Cozzi (RPGIV) [SMTP:cozzi@rpgiv.com]
> > > Sent:         Thursday, February 28, 2002 12:42 PM
> > > To:           rpg400-l@midrange.com
> > > Subject:           RE: Great article concerning Dynamic arrays
> > >
> > > Thanks Aaron (the check is in the mail! <g>).
> > >
> > > Bob Cozzi
> > > cozzi@rpgiv.com
> > > Visit the on-line  Midrange  Developer  forum at:
> http://www.rpgiv.com
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com]
> > > On
> > > > Behalf Of Bartell, Aaron L. (TC)
> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 10:59 AM
> > > > To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
> > > > Subject: Great article concerning Dynamic arrays
> > > >
> > > > I just read a great article on MCPress' site that Bob Cozzi wrote
> and
> > > it
> > > > gave me a great understanding of what the ALLOC and REALLOC do and
> how
> > > > pointers are working underneath the covers.  Great article Bob!
> > > >
> > > > Here is the link for anyone wishing to read:
> > > > http://www.mcpressonline.com/mc?1@@.4d91df45
> > > >
> > > > Aaron Bartell
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Hillier, Martin [mailto:Martin.Hillier@Mattel.com]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 10:54 AM
> > > > To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
> > > > Subject: RE: Triggers...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not
> > > understand
> > > > this format, some or all of this message may not be legible.
> > > > --
> > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > > > Sorry John,
> > > >
> > > > You are correct - except its an *AFTER trigger. The problem was
> that
> > > the
> > > > delelopment library had an old version of the trigger.
> > > >
> > > > Programmer error. I rebound the source and everything works just
> fine.
> > > Sorry
> > > > for wasting your time.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >        Martin
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: John Taylor [mailto:jtaylor@rpg2java.com]
> > > > Sent: 28 February 2002 16:36
> > > > To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> > > > Subject: Re: Triggers...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Sorry Martin, I don't think I understand what you're trying to do.
> > > >
> > > > Upon reading your description a second time, it now sounds like
> you
> > > have a
> > > > *BEFORE add/update trigger specified with *ALWRPTCHG(*YES), in
> which
> > > you are
> > > > trying to add/insert a different sub-total record within the same
> > > file. Is
> > > > that correct, or way off base?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > John Taylor
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Hillier, Martin" <Martin.Hillier@Mattel.com>
> > > > To: <rpg400-l@midrange.com>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 9:05 AM
> > > > Subject: RE: Triggers...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not
> > > understand
> > > > > this format, some or all of this message may not be legible.
> > > > > --
> > > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > > > > Hi John,
> > > > > My problem isnt with the recursive call (Yet!) , but that I
> cannot
> > > > > seem to update any records in the trigger program apart from the
> one
> > > that
> > > > > originally evoked the trigger.
> > > > >
> > > > > If i do not specify Allow Repeated change(*YES) on the trigger,
> the
> > > > trigger
> > > > > program crashes with a record lock on the original record. With
> it
> > > on
> > > > *YES,
> > > > > the original record is updated. In both cases the key used to
> get
> > > the
> > > > record
> > > > > for update in the trigger program is different to that of the
> > > original
> > > > > record.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Martin
> > > >
> > > >
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