RE: Humorous Enhancements

[Ragnar Torfi Geirsson <Rato@xxxxxxx>]

Well, by default *IN01 will be *off after this line, but *IN01 will be
defined.

Sometimes I have pulled in old block of code wich does error checking.  Its
origin may be from an old on-line program where *IN01 was set on under some
condition wich may not exist anymore.
Many lines conditioned with 01 or N01 may exist and the 2 hours needed to
clean the code may not be available today.  An 7030 error (*IN01 not
defined) can be avoided by moving *IN01 into *IN01.  This is a neutral move,
for definition only.

The  99N99 line in another message has another origin.
One problem with Sharing Access paths is that the first program using a file
will open the file for the programs lower in the stack.
The first program may only need input, other functions are needed lower.


So:

99N99   WRITE FILE1
99N99   UPDAT FORMAT1
99N99   DELET FORMAT1

will open the file properly without ever executing the Write, Update, Delete
functions.  Ugly?  It works!  


Ragnar Torfi Geirsson
Iceland


> -----Original Message-----
> From: dmosley@dancik.com [SMTP:dmosley@dancik.com]
> Sent: 5. ágúst 1999 17:50
> To:   RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Humorous Enhancements
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> I've seen:
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> MOVE *IN01     *IN01
> 
> Turn on what's on.
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