Re: Re:Named Indicators...

["Eric N. Wilson" <doulos1@xxxxxxxx>]

Wow Scott I can't believe you are in the *INK camp... I personally prefer to
use the AID byte and have named constants F1 - F24, Enter, Help, etc... Well
to each his own :-)

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Eric N. Wilson
President
Doulos Software & Computer Services
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Tacoma WA 98407


----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Klement <infosys@klements.com>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:51 PM
Subject: Re:Named Indicators...


> Marc,
>
> Your solution is basing F3 on indicator 03, and F5 on indicator
> 05.  The original poster was looking for a way to base on KC and
> KE, instead of 03 and 05.
>
> Now -- to EVERYONE on the list:
>
> Personally (and this is my opinion, many people have already told
> me I was nuts)  I prefer to see *INKC or *INKE used instead of
> *IN03/*IN05, and I also prefer to see *INKC over a "named indicator".
>
> When I'm trying to figure out someone's code and I see this line:
> C                   if        *IN03 = *On
>
> I now have to search the source code to see what *IN03 is.   Since
> its actually defined in the DDS, I won't find it.   I'll then search
> the DDS, and I'll find that *IN03 is actually F3.
>
> When I see:
> C                   if        F3 = *On
>
> I, again, now have to stop my reading of the source, search to see
> what F3 is.  Find out that its based on *IN03 in the D-specs.
> Now I have to search for BOTH F3 and *IN03 throughout the RPG code
> to find out that its not defined.   Now I have to search all external
> descriptions for F3, plus I have to search the DDS for 03.  Finally
> I determine what it is.
>
> When I see the line:
> C                   if        *INKC = *On
>
> I now know EXACTLY that this line does without having to search the
> code at all.
>
> People use "named indicators" because they don't think that *IN03
> is "self-explanatory".   However, *INKC  *IS* self-explanatory, and
> actually is MUCH MORE SO than a named indicator.
>
> Sure, I can usually assume that "F3" is the same as *INKC.  But, I
> know that as soon as I make that assumption, this will be the one
> time that its not.
>
> Sure, it doesn't take me more than a few seconds to determine what
> a given indicator or named indicator does.   BUT, if I'm reading a
> 8000 line program, and I have to stop 20 different times to try to
> figure out what a named indicator is, I'll get irritated.
>
> Thats my 2 cents.
>
> Scott Klement
> Information Systems Manager
> Klement's Sausage Co, Inc.
>
>
>
> zylka.marc@westpoint-stevens.com wrote:
> >
> > Tim,
> >
> >   This is what I use and it works well.
> >
> > DIndicators       DS                  Based(IndicatorP)
> > D  F3                        03     03
> > D  F5                        05     05
> > D  F12                       12     12
> > D  Eof_SKU                   90     90
> > DIndicatorP       S               *   Inz(%Addr(*In))
> >
> > Marc
> >
> >
> > ____________________Reply Separator____________________
> > Subject:    RE: Named Indicators...
> > Author: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
> > Date:       8/17/99 9:36 AM
> >
> >   79 /*****************   Map the function Keys *****************/
> >       80 d InKa            s               *   inz(%addr(*inka))
> >       81 d  FunctionKey    ds                  Based(InKa)
> >       82 D    F3                           N   Overlay(FunctionKey:3
> >
> >     Thanks, tim
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