Re: An opinion please (ordering of command parameters)

I find I must disagree a little - I find the positional parameters to be a great shortcut - don't HAVE to type all the parm names. Most IBM-supplied commands with positional parameters are well-thought out, so that it is reasonable what you put where. CPY* commands usually have the FROM first, followed by the TO - just as was recommended for the OP.

So I find positional parameters to be helpful for usability - I'll have to find that original article from IBM on user-interface design on the System/38 - it's in one of those IBM Systems Journal things from a while ago. Maybe it discusses this aspect of things.

JMHO
Vern

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Excellent design point Barbara!

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Subject: Re: An opinion please (ordering of command parameters)

To eliminate the possibility of confusion, don't allow _any_ positional parameters, CRTCMD MAXPOS(0)

Users have to either name the parameters or prompt (hopefully reading the prompts). If you keep the parameter names short, the extra typing isn't that bad.

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