RE: DOW & DOU

["Stone, Brad V (TC)" <bvstone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The cycle rules.  'Nuff said. 

Bradley V. Stone        
bvstone@taylorcorp.com
http://prairie.lakes.com/~bvstone/
"She's into Malacas, Dino."

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Truax [SMTP:truax@usaor.net]
> Sent: Friday, May 08, 1998 2:05 PM
> To:   'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:      RE: DOW & DOU
> 
> On Friday, May 08, 1998 1:52 PM, boothm@ibm.net [SMTP:boothm@ibm.net] 
> wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> Booth,
> As you know I am relatively new to the AS400.  But I can tell you the
> first 
> time I used an IP (Input Primary) at my current site, you would have 
> thought I was the anti-Christ!  I was condemned as an heretic, and
> told 
> never to use the RPG cycle again.  I would also like to be led by some
> of 
> the bright people on this list.  I think you should use WHATEVER works
> the 
> best... namely... RPGII had neat level break opportunities, as well as
> the 
> Primary file process technique, wheras the Combined Full method of
> program 
> screen handling of RPGIII and later is a perfect manner for screen 
> handling.  As you are, Booth, count me slightly confused on this
> issue. 
>  Someone give us the dope!
> Tim Truax
> AS400 Programmer/Analyst      
> US Properties and Appraisal Services Corp
> 1370 Washington Pike
> Bridgeville,   PA    15017
> 
> 
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