RE: Right side comments

["Smith, Nelson" <NSmith@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I like right-hand comments to define cryptic variables or codes:

IF      Status = 'A'            (Active)        
ENDIF
        
It's a lot better than having to go look it up in some table...

...of course it's even better if you don't use a code at all:

IF      Status = 'Active'       
ENDIF

but we don't always have that luxury.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Giusto II (E-mail) [SMTP:juicenetdps@crosswinds.net]
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 12:26 PM
> To:   RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      RE: Right side comments
> 
> <snip>
> It might be possible to argue a case for
> right-hand comments when converting from RPG III but I'm of the firm
> opinion
> that if you convert code to RPG IV then you should convert it properly
> rather than a half-baked RPG III style in RPG IV specifications.
> </snip>
> unless, of course, time is of the essence.  :)
> I have converted many programs to gain the new functionality of the
> language, but did have (or was not given) the time to re-write or
> re-structure the entire program.
> 
> 
> 
> Joe Giusto II
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