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Looks like the start of another readc/sflnxtchg war. I agree with Dan. I doubt I've used readc in more than 10% of my subfile processing. Maybe, in my case, it has to do with trying to stick with what I understand and what I'm likely to understand a week after I wrote the code. <g> > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Bale [mailto:dbale@genfast.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 1:22 PM > To: RPG400-L@midrange.com > Subject: Re: RPG/SDA Question > > > > > >>The problem I've had with READC is that if any IO happens, > the modified data > tags get reset...and...on most any subfile application that > actually does > anything, some kind of IO happens between the change and the > readc. I don't use > readc much anymore because of this........just my opinion.<< > > I agree. There's just so much extra work involved to use > READC. I never use it > in anything I write anymore. I find it to be a maintenance > headache; just read > the darn subfile, test your values and decide whether > anything was changed. If > I remember correctly, READC was intended to improve > performance on the really > big subfiles where only a few records would be changed. It > is a rare subfile > that I come across nowadays that regularly has more than 100 > records. And on > today's machines, it's just not gonna impact your response time. > > IMHO, > Dan Bale > > > > > > +--- > | This is the RPG/400 Mailing List! > | To submit a new message, send your mail to RPG400-L@midrange.com. > | To subscribe to this list send email to RPG400-L-SUB@midrange.com. > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to > RPG400-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: > david@midrange.com > +---END > +--- | This is the RPG/400 Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to RPG400-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to RPG400-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to RPG400-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---END
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