Look-ahead function

[Mark Lazarus <mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>]

Hans,

At 08:45 AM 3/30/98 -0500, you wrote:
>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.

 Please?  Pretty please?  I was disappointed (even in RPG III) that it
doesn't support externally described files.

 Along the same lines, I wish limits files would support externally
described files.  I know, OPNQRYF replaces it, but it's not the same.

>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.

 Why was the FREE opcode removed?  Why couldn't it have been expanded to
allow factor 2 to specify *JOB, *CALLER, *ACTGRP?

 Is there a replacement for the DEBUG opcode?  Is there a way to put an ILE
pgm into debug mode without using the interactive debugger?

 -mark

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