Re: Finding Indicators Used (was: RE: MOVEA -> EVAL)

Hi Jim,

No, it's not an excuse to write sloppy programs. It's a reason to use a
compile listing to find whether an indicator is being used instead of simply
scanning for it. If you're energetic enough to write 20 lines of code to set
indicators off instead of 1, then you probably have enough energy to compile
a program with *NOGEN and look at the spool file to find a free indicator.

In any case, these days, our energy should be spent figuring out how to do
something without indicators.

Regards,
Peter Dow
Dow Software Services, Inc.
909 425-0194 voice
909 425-0196 fax




----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Langston" <jimlangston@conexfreight.com>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: Finding Indicators Used (was: RE: MOVEA -> EVAL)


> Aye, I do have 100% control over my code.  And, yes, if it was an
> familiar program by an unfamiliar programmer, I would do a lot more
> extra checking.
>
> But... this in no way excuses us to write sloppy programs!
>
> If all the other programmers jumped off the Brooklyn bridge...
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim Langston
>
> Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni!
>
> Peter Dow wrote:
> >
> > Hi Jim,
> >
> > You apparently have the luxury of maintaining code that you have 100%
> > control over.
> >
> > Imagine for a moment walking into a shop for the first time and being
asked
> > to determine whether a particular indicator is being used in a 20,000
line
> > program. Are you going to scan for it? If you did, would you be 100%
> > confident of the results?
> >
> > I'd trust the compiler listing<g>.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Peter Dow
> > Dow Software Services, Inc.
> > 909 425-0194 voice
> > 909 425-0196 fax
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