Right, but look at the process from a different perspective:
Rather than searching for the answer to this question Srinivas asks his
question here. He is then able to continue working on a different part of
his project without stopping to do this (simplistic) research. After he
finishes the other part of his project, he can then come back here & get
the answer.
By not doing the research himself, he has:
Saved time by not doing the research
Multi-tasked by having someone else get him the answer
Bill
SJL wrote:
Vern wrote:
Hi Srinivas
I must ask - are you able to see the manuals? I think you should be able to get to the
IBM site and see the PDF of the ILE RPG Reference. The thing I always do is do a
search - once in the PDF, Ctrl-F and put in the word "length" - you will get to the
answer quickly.
It is fine to ask these things here, but it is important also to say what you have done
to find the answer already. You will do better in the future once you learn how to
find information yourself, like we all have had to do!
Vern -
I think it is once again time to remind people about
"How to Ask Questions the Smart Way",
by Eric Steven Raymond
See:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
There is some very good advice here on seeking help, but unfortunately this web page
is considered by many to be a hacker-related site, so many corporate web filters
will prevent you from reaching it.
If so, view it from home!
- sjl
midrange.com
