Re: Standards question: What is your feeling about %found&%eofvs. %found(file) & %eof(file) ?

Jerry wrote:

How could an unqualified bif possibly be clearer?

It's the difference between CHAIN to get a record (data) and the plain English words 'Get the parent account's most recent invoice.' Or 'Get the sub-account's most recent invoice.' (information)

The file name on the CHAIN and the BIF are identical in name, but the business process we're trying to accomplish is different. All by itself, %found(invoice) doesn't help me figure out which business problem I'm trying to work with.

So I agree with the position that the %found(filename) people take: it IS clearer which file's status we're checking. But at the same time, if we use that mechanism to separate the key list that set %found from the logic that needs it, %found(filename) is still lacking in clarity when compared to a named boolean, set by %found at the CHAIN.

Imagine someone posts this code, looking for help:
if %found(invoice)
..do stuff

vs
if parent_invoice
..do stuff

Which is clearer in intent? Even completely separated from the CHAIN?
--buck