RE: FW: Random

[Klein Ron <ron.klein@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hans,
 So does this mean, that even though our operating system is on V4R2, we can
still upgrade our RPGILE version from V4 to V4R4 and get around the
limitations of the SQLRPGLE precompiler from the version we are on?

TIA
Ron

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> From: boldt@ca.ibm.com [SMTP:boldt@ca.ibm.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 7:44 AM
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> Subject:      Re: FW: Random
> 
> 
> 
> L.S. wrote:
> >I was wondering about that, Hans what other enhancements were made to
> >the language aside from this? I mean I could get by with another type of
> >loop and just increment a counter all by myself.
> >Don't think that I am complaining Hans I am just curious why you felt
> >that we needed a new control structure and what good you expect will
> >come of it? You must have had some reason.
> >Also is it a V4R4 enhancement only?
> 
> Here's a sales blurb describing the wonderful features of V4R4:
> <http://www-4.ibm.com/software/ad/as400/library/ilerpg44.html>
> 
> Why did we implement FOR?  Have you ever tried to code an
> expression as an operand of the DO statement?
> 
> Cheers!  Hans
> 
> Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com
> 
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