RE: Date()

You can use *NULL to test for NULL procedure pointers and parameters, ie. not 
passed or in your case not returned. 

Not the same as being able to set a standalone variable to NULL any using it to 
properly update a null-capable database field.



Charles Wilt
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iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
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fax: 513-398-1121
 

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> Subject: RE: Date()
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> You can test for *NULL in RPG. I have Java classes that 
> return a null on
> exception. I test for *NULL.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mark
> 
> Mark D. Walter
> Senior Programmer/Analyst
> CCX, Inc.
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> Joe,
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> I dislike the way RPG supports NULL.  In my case, its not the 
> %nullind()
> bif but the fact that you can't have a null RPG variable.
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> Basically, I don't see much difference between
> 
> if myField <> *ALL9;
>   //do something
> endif;
> 
> and
> 
> if not %nullind(myField);
>   //do something
> endif;
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> Though I must admit I think that an SQL style test would be prettier..
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> if myField is not NULL;
>   //do something
> endif;
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> What I dislike is having to code:
> 
> if noDataFlag;
>   %nullind(myField) = *ON;
> else;
>   %nullind(myField) = *OFF;
>   myField = myVariable;
> endif;
> 
> instead of simply being able to do:
> 
> myField = myVariable;
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> Just my $.02
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> > [mailto:java400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Joe Pluta
> > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 1:35 PM
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> > > From: RPower@xxxxxxxxxx
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> > > Sorry... guess old RPG habits are hard to ignore.....
> > > I'll conform.  I can change.  Hehe.  Null it is.
> >
> > I hate null indicators.  I hate the extra space in the file.
> > I hate the
> > syntax of the %nullind BIF.  I hate everything about them.  Doesn't
> > matter what I think, however <g>.  They're the right way to identify
> > that a field has not been entered.
> >
> > But it still takes an effort of will to actually use them.
> > Does anybody
> > else have this unnatural predisposition against null 
> indicators, or is
> > it just me?
> >
> > Joe
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