RE: Display files not compatible with new RPG syntax

[Joel Fritz <JFritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't think it's that big a deal.  You have to define the data structure
and then, as you add an indicator, you have to name the offset in the data
structure.  I really like having indicators with names like "quit" or
"sfldisplay".  Being able to have names for the three subfile indicators you
can't do without means that I don't have to look at the cheat sheet that
tells which is which.

Others who have short term memory may not see this as a benefit. <g>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David.X.Kahn@gsk.com [mailto:David.X.Kahn@gsk.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 1:24 AM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Display files not compatible with new RPG syntax
>
>
> Joel wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> I've found this most useful when writing COBOL programs. For
> RPG I would
> have thought it complicated rather than simplified matters.
>
> Dave...
>
> "String is a very good thing.  Rope is thicker, but string is
> quicker!" -
> Spike Milligan
>
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