RE: what is unclear about 01 02 03 -Reply

On Monday, May 04, 1998 11:59 AM, Vernon Hamberg 
[SMTP:hambergv@goldengate.net] wrote:
> >What if you made the example above even more clearer by coding 
this
> >way:
> >
> >IF AMT$ GT WARN$
> >AND CUSTCD LT BESTCD
> >AND REGION EQ MIDWST
> >PERFORM WARN$
> >END-IF
> >
> >Guess what?... Congratulations!  Your a COBOL Programmer!
> >Kinda makes you go hummmm!
>
> Anyone else think that D-specs are a lot like the (what's it
> called?)
> Definition Section?

I deliberately did the alternate example in RPG III to show that it 
*can* be better than using left hand indicators.  And, yes, the RPG 
III example looks a bit more like COBOL; Since Vern brought up the 
"D" specs (RPG IV) here's an RPG IV example:

C                   If        OrderAmt>CredWarnAmt AND
C                             CustCredCD<BestCredCd AND
C                             SalesRgn=CMidwest

C                   Callp     IssCredWarn(CustomerID:OrderAmount:
C                             CustCredCD:ReturnCode)

C                   EndIF

Yes, Vern, the "D" specs look a lot like the Definition Section in 
COBOL.  Just goes to show you that there's *something* valuable in 
every language!

Buck Calabro
Commsoft, Albany, NY
mailto:mcalabro@commsoft.net

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