RE: format of *DATE (was Source code retrieval from opbject of display file)

> From: Scott Mildenberger
>
> Joe,
>
> Before you try this you have to investigate how this works.  If I remember
> correctly, if it finds the data area it ignores any H specs that
> are in the
> program.  A better option is to have the default H specs you want
> in a /copy
> (which can be located through library list), this way allows you to add
> other H specs in the program on an individual basis as needed.

Thanks for the heads-up, Scott.  I was really more thinking out loud than
really suggesting anything, and I'm sure you're probably right.

My problem is that, for historical reasons, I really dislike /COPY members.
The biggest reason is that I write tools that modify other programs, and
/COPY members tend to make that job a lot harder.  But since my dislike is
purely personal and I recognize that fact, I rarely voice my opinion on the
issue.

More and more, though, as RPG begins to require large amounts of standard
code (primarily in the realm of prototypes), the old /COPY concept is coming
back into vogue, and I may have to rethink my personal position.

No matter what, though, I *STILL* don't like CRTRPTPGM <grin>.

Joe