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  • Subject: Re: Right side comments
  • From: "John Taylor" <jtaylor@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 12:46:41 -0600

Nelson,

Best of both worlds?:


D TYPE_ACTIVE            c                    'A'

C    if     (status = TYPE_ACTIVE)
C    endif



John Taylor


----- Original Message -----
From: "Smith, Nelson" <NSmith@lincare.com>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 11:52
Subject: RE: Right side comments


> 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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