RE: Constant definitions (was: Visual RPG vs. Other Visual ....

Is it "safe" to use, or might it get "fixed" in the future?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barbara Morris [SMTP:bmorris@ca.ibm.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 12:34 PM
> To:   rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Constant definitions (was: Visual RPG vs. Other Visual
> ....
>
> Jon Paris wrote:
> >
> >  >>  Do you think it was retained for compatibility with RPG/400?
> >
> > I don't think it was retained.  In fact I know that it was deliberately
> > _not_ supported.  We had to make a point of highlighting it as a
> difference
> > in all the early training material.
> >
> > As I noted - it doesn't work on V5R2 so the fact that it works on V4R5
> may
> > be an aberration.
> >
> > Either way there is a fix needed somewhere.  To the compiler, the
> > documentation, or both.  I'm going to wait and see what Barbara has to
> say.
> >
>
> Jon, it works on V5R2 for me.
>      D ds              ds
>      D  sub1                         10a   inz('sub1')
>      D  sub1len        c                   10
>      D  sub2                         10a   inz('sub2')
>      C     sub1          dsply
>      C     sub1len       dsply
>      C     sub2          dsply
>      C                   return
>
> Looks like it's been supported but not documented since the beginning of
> RPG IV.
>
>
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