RE: F Specs on an OVRDBF

["Cobb, Laura" <LCobb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Jim,  
I will try it and get back to you on it.

Regards,
LAC

                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Jim Langston [mailto:jlangston@conexfreight.com]
                Sent:   Friday, June 09, 2000 12:15 PM
                To:     RPG400-L@midrange.com
                Subject:        Re: F Specs on an OVRDBF

                I would suggest you go to RPG IV as soon as humanly
possible.  RPG IV is
                so much easier and faster to code than RPG III.  RPG IV is
actually legible too!

                It does not take much at all to go from RPG III to RPG IV,
basically, you can
                take an existing RPG III program and run CVTRPGSRC on it.
This will convert
                the source from RPG III to RPG IV by spacing out everything
correctly and
                changing the few things that need to be changed to get it to
compile.  You then
                should be able to, in most cases, compile the program and
run it without problems.
                There are a few problems that may crop up, but they are far
and few between.

                The first thing you will notice is that your program has
been expanded out a bit
                width wise.  Everything should look almost the same besides
that.

                So, you can still code like you were used to in RPG III
without problems.  But,
                now you will be able to use all the neat stuff in RPG IV.
Like the Eval statement.
                That is the biggest change in RPG IV that makes it so great,
IMO.  Instead of
                saying:

                 C                     MOVE    SOMEVAR    SOMEVAR2
                 C                     ADD       SOMEVAR3  SOMEVAR2

                You can say

                 C                     Eval    Somevar2 = Somevar + Somevar3

                Woah, that line is actually readable!  Notice, you can also
use lower case letters
                now.  And, you are no longer limited to 8 characters for
variable names either!
                You are still limited to 8 for your DDS though, bummer.  But
program variables
                can be as long as you want them.

                Try it on a program or two.  See what you think.

                Regards,

                Jim Langston

                "Cobb, Laura" wrote:

                > Jim,
                > Thanks for putting my mind at ease (LOL).  My forgiving
side will be okay if
                > it happens, but my perfectionist side is bound and
determined not to let it.
                > Thanks for the insight on netshare400.  I didn't realize I
could peruse code
                > as well as write at the sight.  Hopefully some RPGIV.  I
have only seen a
                > few statements in IV but I like what I see.  It seems a
bit more intuitive.
                > Thanks for everything and be sure that I will be seeking
council in the
                > future from you(all) on appropriate coding techniques.
                >
                > Well its back to work for me now,
                >
                > Regards,
                >
                > LAC

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