Re: CL enhancements

[David Morris <dmorris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,

You give those guys no credit.  A while back they added the %BIN built in (they 
decided it 
wasn't as hard as they thought after they saw an how a simple call to an RPG 
program could 
convert packed numbers to binary).  As soon as %BIN was debugged they pooled 
their efforts 
and came up with the CALLPRC command.  They wanted to ensure that calls to RPG 
would 
never be simple again.  Who knows what they will work on when they get CALLPRC 
debugged.

David Morris

>>> John Carr <74711.77@compuserve.com> 02/17 9:53 PM >>>

Date: 2/17/98 10:48 PM

RE: Re: CL enhancements

Hi all.
First of all CL hasn't been enhanced in 20 years(this year). I believe
that was the first time some wrote the following;

PGM
MONMSG    CPF0000
blah blah blah
yada yada yada
ENDPGM

Yes someone in Rochester keyed in the message text for that stuff
(including the "&1." for CPF9898) BEFORE 1980!. (Ok everybody, What was CPF?)

Any way,   read the article on page 24 (i think) in the Jan 98 News/400.
A bright couple of guys were quoted on this subject <BG>.  

I WILL stand up at SOUNDOFF and spank them again on this subject
at the New O. COMMON.

John Carr
EdgeTech.

What was my quote last time Jon ?  "I think a couple of programmers from
Toronto could do it on their lunch hour"  

BTW,  How itchy would you guys be to get into 20 year old code?? Hmmm.

                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                         
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