RE: framework question

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Charles said: 

> I'd be interested in hear what your "few lines of RPG" and
"appropriate
> place" are.
> 
> This seems to imply to me that you're adding an "if custnbr = 'XYZ'
then
> <...>" in your pricing program.
> 
> SAY IT AIN'T SO JOE!

IT IS SO, CHARLES!  REALLY!  I WRITE CODE WITH IF STATEMENTS!


> Perhaps the world doesn't have time for OO.  But surely it doesn't
have
> time to maintain such code either.

How elitist!  Sorry, but that line of perfectly acceptable procedural
code is just as maintainable as anything else.  If it turns out it's a
permanent issue or requires generalization, I'll persist it in my
database, but if it's a one-off temporary change this is EXACTLY how I'd
address the issue.  

It's certainly more maintainable than adding another class that
overrides the pricing method, and then changing the factory class to
create an instance of the new class based on the customer number.

In any event, if you don't like the IF statement, Charles, then we have
completely different ideas of what programming is all about.

Joe