RE:4b vs 10i (was API QIMGCVTI )

Hi Buck -

4b 0 saves one digit in memory compared to 10i.

???  4b 0 takes four bytes.  10i takes four bytes.  Using 4b 0 doesn't save
any memory.

But I automatically recommend that people use 10i, because that 4b is like
a CHAIN without checking the indicator.  Moving to the 10i costs nothing
and the code becomes compliant with external data sources and APIs.

Where I know the number can never be negative, like an array index,
occurrence, relative record number, etc., I prefer to use u rather than
i.  This more than doubles the upper limit over an i (doubled + 1).

Ken
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