RE: Display files not compatible with new RPG syntax

["jt" <jt@xxxxxx>]

Joel,

I don't use INDARA that much.

But I sure am getting to like named indicators to reference I/O
indicators...  "It's a good thing" (tm...;-)

jt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Joel Fritz
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 1:56 PM
> To: 'midrange-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: Display files not compatible with new RPG syntax
>
>
> I'm a recent convert to the indara keyword.  It doesn't eliminate the
> indicators in the dds, but it makes the program side a lot easier to deal
> with.  You can pretend they're logical variables that control
> properties of
> the display.  Some people might say it's syntactic sugar. <g>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joe Pluta [mailto:joepluta@PlutaBrothers.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 10:33 AM
> > To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> > Subject: Display files not compatible with new RPG syntax
> >
> >
> > Something just struck me, folks.  With the evolving syntax of
> > RPG, there's
> > no need to ever code an indicator, except for display and
> > print files.  And,
> > with some work print files can technically be handled without
> > indicators.
> >
> > So, if display files were to go away, RPG wouldn't need
> > indicators anymore.
> >
> > Just musing...
> >
> > Joe Pluta
> > www.plutabrothers.com
> >
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