RE: DOU/DOW for READ Loops (My final word)

["Bale, Dan" <DBale@xxxxxxxx>]

Bill,

No flames here, bud!  You enunciated my feelings exactly on the matter.  You
(we) are right, Right, RIGHT!!!  <G>

- Dan Bale

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reger, Bill [SMTP:breger@levitz.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 8:25 AM
> To:   'RPG400-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:      RE: DOU/DOW for READ Loops (My final word)
> 
> Simon, Dan, and anyone else silly enough to want to add to this debate,
> 
> I read Simon's reasons for preferring the DOW method and (not
> surprisingly)
> found them well thought out and very clear.  In my opinion this debate is
> somewhat silly because different people and different shops tend to have
> different standards and preferences.  Therefore those of us who have
> occasion to look at other people's code need to recognize both methods and
> work with them accordingly.
> 
> Personally, in my own code, I tend to prefer the DOU method and let me
> tell
> you my reasons why.  I hope they are as well thought out as Simon's
> although
> that would be a first for me <g>:
> 
> 1.    I cringe every time I see the same file being read at two different
> points in a program.  I like to see an action happening only once and only
> at one point in the code.
> 2.    The second read statement that is coded at the end of the DOW/ENDDO
> construct always seems to me to be placed after the code.  I prefer to see
> the read statement first, followed by the code that operates on the data
> read in.
> 3.    Using a DOU loop that "always executes at least once" makes sense
> because I do want to always read the file at least once.
> 
> Anyway, the important thing is to fully understand both methods because we
> all will inevitably see both.  Now that I've added myself to this silly
> debate, I'll sign off and watch the flames fly!  <g>
> 
> Bill
> 
> William K. Reger
> Senior Project Manager
> Levitz Furniture Corporation
> Phone:  (561) 994-5114
> E-mail:  breger@levitz.com <mailto:breger@levitz.com> 
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