RE: RPG Cycle

[Colin Williams <colin.williams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think the RPG cycle is OK, if used in a very limited way.

 If you need to process every record in a file, it makes this very easy.

The way I have used it is to declare my file as the primary file. If I
need to do level break processing on a key field in the file I do


KEYFLD          L1

        EXSR    DTLRCDPROCESSING
L1      EXSR    KEYFLDPROCESSING
LR      EXSR    LRPROCESSING

So all my processing for level breaks in neatly done in a subroutine. So
for simple file processing, or simple reports that can be coded in this
way,
 its great

Anything more complicated than this, and I break out and use
full-procedural

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Beck [mailto:CBeck@good-sam.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 9:04 PM
To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
Subject: RPG Cycle


What does everyone think of the RPG cycle, for todays programming?

I got my programming degree in 98 and I never heard a word 
about a RPG cycle in school.
I now have gotten a new manager, who comes from a RPG II 
background and thinks wonders of the cycle. 

Also if anyone has any or can point me to info on the cycle.


Thanks for all your guys (and gals) input, I have learned more 
from this list than all my RPG classes.


 

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