RE: DDS Support(multi D arrays)

[Joel Fritz <JFritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Multi dimension arrays would be at or near the top of my list of
enhancements for RPG.  I've written a fair number of programs where the data
structures I've substituted for multi dimensional arrays obscured the logic
and made the programs harder to maintain than they need to be.  Of course, a
better programmer would have figured out a way to make the work arounds
totally transparent. <g>

I think most people who've never seen a multi dimensional array would catch
on in a few minutes.

-----Original Message-----
From: Don [mailto:dr2@cssas400.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 3:14 PM
To: boldt@ca.ibm.com
Cc: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: RE: DDS Support


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Hans, et al, I think the reason you don't see the request for multi-d
arrays in RPG in "polls" is because MOST RPG programmers don't know what
they are or how to use them.  As has been stated by better minds than
mine, if you were to build this stadium, they just might come to it...:)

What would be interesting is to poll folks if they know how to use
multi-d's and what they are...because I don't think there's much doubt as
to their usefullness and effeciency...

Don 

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