RE: Convert QUERY record select to RPG

I used to use the following example in my RPG IV classes back when OS/400
V3R1 was about to ship:

RPG III Style: 
      C           STATE    IFEQ 'OREGON'
      C           STATE    OREQ 'WASHINGTON"
      C           STAET    OREQ 'IDAHO'
      C                    ELSE
      C                    MOVE  '0'          NWSTATE
      C                    ENDIF

In RPG IV you'd can simply code the word "NOT" in front of the conditional
expression and avoid the ELSE statement altogether.


-Bob Cozzi
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-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Tony Carolla
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 4:58 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: Convert QUERY record select to RPG

<snip>
> The idea is to select all of the records you don't want with the if
> statement, then immediately have an Else line.  It simplifies many
filters.
> 
> For instance, an if statement listing all of the States excepting Oregon
> could as easily be an if Oregon, Else.
</snip>

Why not simply use 

If Not Oregon;
   // Stuff;
EndIf;

???
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