RE: A Spec?

["DeLong, Eric" <EDeLong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RPG/DE?  I found a manual for that at the bottom of a desk drawer one time....  
It must have been hiding there for 20 years or so.  <g>

Eric

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Roger Vicker, CCP
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 9:23 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: A Spec?


If I remember right there was as System/32 that used a flavor of RPG
where the screen specs were in the same source as the code and I think
they were listed first. The A may have designated user Access.

On 5/9/2007 10:53 AM, Mark Allen wrote:
> I think the students were asking just for kicks, like me, as they
> know/remember:
>
> F=File
> D=Data
> C=Calc
> O=Output
> etc. etc.
>
> and they wanted to know (thats a good point to me) why, same as they wanted
> to know why the 10 char limitation on object names (which we knew)
>
> On 5/9/07, Terry Anderson <terrya@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> > Mark,
> > According to the DDS manual:
> >
> > Form type for physical and logical files (position 6).
> >
> > Type an A in this position to designate this as a DDS form. The form
> > type is optional and is for documentation purposes only.
> >
> >
> >     
> > > > > David may shoot me since this is kinda not on topic, but a
> > > > >           
> > > > student in
> > > >         
> > > > > one
> > > > > of
> > > > > my wifes classes asked why for files (PF/LF/DSPF/PRTF) the
> > > > >           
> > > > "A' was used in
> > > >         
> > > > > column 6?
> > > > >
> > > > > Told them neither of us knew (never thought about it) but I'd find
> > > > > out.......
> > > > >           
> > Terry Anderson
> >
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