Re: Software Vendors

Why don't you guys define an application and then each try to write a bug free
version.
Again you will also need to define what a "bug" is.

HwaRangRon@aol.com wrote:

> Would a program like this meet your criteria? (I am not holding this as
>  bug free, only that it has always worked for me without failing.  My
>  working version also gets the IP address, but I deleted that since I don't
>  understand how it works.)
>
>               PGM
>  /* .............................................................. */
>  /* ..........THIS PROGRAM SIMPLY DISPLAYS who I am                */
>  /* .....                                                        . */
>               DCL        VAR(&MSGTXT) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(85)
> <              DCL        VAR(&NAME) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)
>               DCL        VAR(&printer) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)
>               DCL        VAR(&DATE6) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(6)
>               DCL        VAR(&DATE8) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)
>
>               RTVJOBA    USER(&NAME) JOB(&DEVD) DATE(&DATE6) +
>                            PRTDEV(&PRINTER) /* get informatio>
>
> Booth,
> Are programs that won't compile bug free? <g> &DEVD is not defined.
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