Re: Odd/Even packed numbers.

[PaulMmn <PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd like to think so--- but we still get divide by zero errors in
production programs.  "Oh, that field could -never- be zero!"

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@ix.netcom.nospam.com



> Oh gosh Paul, aren't those days behind us?  What program doesn't monitor for
> an attempt to create a blank or zero keyed record?
>
> With the ability to preface field names a programmer need not fear the ID10T
> error.
>
> Additionally, 3 externally described data structures take care of problems
> in the screen maintenance: OriginalRecordDS, SavedRecordDS, CurrentRecordDS,
> all defined as the same as the record itself.  Those give you all the
> checking you need to write a short maintenance program that is bullet-proof.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> Booth Martin   http://www.MartinVT.com
> Booth@MartinVT.com
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>
> As far as occupying space on screen or paper-- in most cases, you
> should use a field with a different name on the screen or page, so
> its not usually a problem. Using the same name for the file and the
> screen and the page is not usually a good idea-- ...
>
>
> --Paul E Musselman
> PaulMmn@ix.netcom.nospam.com