Re: Field record relation indicators

Hi Mark!  We haven't removed lookahead function - it's still there,
waiting to be used.  But the chances of it being enhanced to work
with externally described files are slim.

BTW, over the years, we've dropped very few functions:  device CARD,
trailer records,  and opcodes FREE and DEBUG are the only ones I
can think of offhand.

Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com




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Buck, Hans,

>> I have a handful of old programs that use FRR indicators.  I'm the
>> only one in my shop who immediately recognizes what they are.
>> These few remain because "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
>> We certainly will never write a new program with them!

>What I miss is those look ahead fields in RPG/400, ILE RPG.  They were
neat and let
>you peek into the next record.

 While the need to use a look ahead field is rare (I recall only twice in
about 15 years!), when you need it it sure makes the coding simpler.  Would
it be possible to put it back?  And if it's still there to allow using it
w/ externally defined files?

 -mark

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