Re: Named indicators (was DOW vs DOU)

["Chris Rehm" <Mr.AS400@xxxxxxx>]

>If CRok = *On
>...
>Far clearer, surely?

>Tim Lennon.

It might be preference. I used to create a named constants in every
program. YES '1' NO '0' ON '1' OFF '0'.

I have fallen into the habit of just using *ON and *OFF, but I can surely
understand someone wanting YES and NO in Logicals. By the way, I used
these differently than Y 'Y' and N 'N'.



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Mr.AS400@ibm.net       | often can I afford to be unexpectedly 
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