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I think this has been a very convincing demonstration that the possibility of inadvertently introducing errors exists whatever the choice of syntax. ;-) "Easier"? "Harder"? These are in the mind of the beholder. We all have our opinions, subject, of course, to change over time. So far, I still prefer the longer syntax. . . . RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >Douglas Handy wrote: >> >> Barbara, >> >> >Compare these two, >> > 2. arr1(index1) += somethingelse >> > 2. arr2(index2) = somethingelse >> > >> >The first one has double the opportunities for error. >> >> Except that you left out the + in the second instance. :) >> > >Oops. I did make one deliberate error, but that wasn't it. Rats. Mike Naughton Senior Programmer/Analyst Judd Wire, Inc. 124 Turnpike Road Turners Falls, MA 01376 413-863-4357 x444 mnaughton@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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