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  3. November 2003

RE: Two reade loops: which one preferred ?

 >> So, applying the C/PASCAL approach to RPG forces to include one
additional read before the loop as in Style#1.

I always code the additional read before the loop - but for very
straightforward logical reasons that have nothing to do with choice of
language.

If the very first read of a file causes EOF, then that (in most cases) will
be an _error_ condition.  On the other hand, EOF within the loop is an
_expected_ condition - or I'll never get out!

I simply prefer to handle those widely different circumstances with two
separate reads.

Jon Paris
Partner400
www.Partner400.com

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