I am short of Indicators

["Repaca Chandrashekhar" <repaca@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

For chain operation use %FOUND built in function instead of indiactors and 
that may save you couple of indicators

Chandra


>From: "Ken & Gloria Cox" <kgc@swbell.net>
>Reply-To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
>To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
>Subject: RE: I am short of Indicators
>Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 20:44:11 -0500
>
>Not having an example of your code, I can only guess that you are using
>these
>indicators only one in your program. Re-use your indicators as much as you
>can
>by turning them off between formats. Whenever possible do not convert cf01
>or ca01
>to indicator. Use Ka to Ky in your programs, which I still feel reflects in
>clearer
>reading of the code. Theres no doubt that KC came from the format and is 
>not
>an
>indicator embedded in the program. Last but not least use not when possible
>something
>I am against but if I already used all 99, Well its another way. Also use 
>as
>few
>indicators as possible in your program.
>
>   Hot ifeq Cold
>       move *on *in87
>       else
>       move *off *in87
>       endif
>*in87 ifeq *on
>
>can also be said
>
>Hot ifeq  Cold
>     move *on  temp 1
>     else
>     move *off temp
>     endif
>
>temp ifeq *on
>
>Ken
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com]On
>Behalf Of Rajeev Asthana
>Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 7:27 PM
>To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
>Subject: I am short of Indicators
>
>
>Hi All,
>
>It happens everytime.
>My application uses almost every indicator from 01 to 99. These indiactors
>are
>basically used to condition various display attributes of the display 
>files'
>fields.
>Now when I go to add a new field or add some more display attribute to an
>existing field, I find that I have already used up all the indicators,
>nothing
>is left.
>Then I go and put lots of Or/And conditions for the indiactors.
>But this is not a clean way.
>Can anybody tell me if there is a better way to do this?
>
>(Day dreaming : - AS/400 guys at IBM has increased Indiacator length from 2
>to 3
>thus increasing the indicators from 001 to 999)
>
>Thanks,
>Rajeev.
>
>
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