RE: Thanks! (was: CF-Spec - another call for opinions)

I was going to suggest this too.  Simple function made from the READ opcode.
Using optional parameters.  The Read() function could return boolean values.

Bradley V. Stone
BVS/Tools
http://www.bvstools.com




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hatzenbeler, Tim [mailto:thatzenbeler@clinitech.net]
> Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 11:26 AM
> To: 'RPG400-L@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: Thanks! (was: CF-Spec - another call for opinions)
> 
> 
> Hans, instead of read:e  how about
> cf   dow %read(fileformat,E)
> cf   ... found a record.
> cf   enddo
> 
> just a thought, tim
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:       boldt@ca.ibm.com [SMTP:boldt@ca.ibm.com]
> > Sent:       Friday, August 13, 1999 5:15 AM
> > To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> > Subject:    Re: Thanks! (was: CF-Spec - another call for opinions)
> > 
> > James wrote:
> > >Hans,
> > >
> > >I just read your post and saw, but have not yet read, the gazillion
> > responses.
> > >;-)
> > >
> > >DON'T YOU DARE CHANGE reade TO read:e !!!
> > >
> > No no no!  We're not changing anything in existing function!
> > And even in the CF-Spec, we're not changing READE to READ:E.
> > "READ:E" on the CF-Spec is opcode READ with extender E.
> > 
> > Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com
> > 
> > 
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