RE: what is unclear about 01 02 03 -Reply

boothm wrote:
>I have this sucked-in feeling.    Today I was coding a date routine when
>it dawned on me that this code is clearest with a leftside indicator:
>
>   C     *MDY      TEST(D)   PAYDAY                99
>   C  N99*MDY      MOVE      PAYDAY    DateISO

I don't want to belabor the point, but here's the recommended
V4R2 way of coding the above:

    C     *MDY      TEST(DE)  PAYDAY
    C               IF        NOT %ERROR
    C     *MDY      MOVE      PAYDAY    DateISO
    C               ENDIF

I agree with your point, though.  As others have pointed out,
if the indicator is only used immediately following the opcode
where it's set, that's not an unacceptable coding practice.

Cheers!  Hans

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