Re: DOW & DOU

[boothm@xxxxxxx]

I am confused. 

If I was going to read the file from beginning to end why wouldn't I just
use the rpg cycle? If I am just processing a section of the file, and want
to get out of a loop in the odd event that I am at a group that happens to
contain the last record in a file, then this structure serves no useful
purpose.

Having said that, I realize bright people wrote this and are excited about
using it.  So... as I said, I am confused.

Where would be a useful place for this structure?

In <Pine.3.89.9805080937.A4908-0100000@netcom20>, on 05/08/98 
   at 09:45 AM, "Jeffrey M. Silberberg" <silbrbrg@netcom.com> said:


>  Roger, 

>       where would the read go in this case, just before the DOU, and  just
>before the enddo.

>       read filea
>       DOU    %EOF(filea) 
>       ........
>       .........
>       read filea
>       enddo

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