RE: Right side comments

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

Then change your check from
If Status='A'
to
If Status=Active
and have Active be a defined constant with a value of 'A'

Sort of like the following:
D NoError         C                   0
D RecordNotFound  C                   12
D DuplicateKey    C                   1021
D ReferentialErr  C                   1022
D TriggerErrBef   C                   1023
D TriggerErrAft   C                   1024
D Youareold       C                   1031
D FileClosed      C                   1211
D FileOpen        C                   1215
D ImpOpenCloseEr  C                   1216
D ExpOpenCloseEr  C                   1217
D RecAlreadyLock  C                   1218
D UpdBeforeRead   C                   1221
D RefErrOnAlloc   C                   1222
D PermIOErr       C                   1251
D JobEndingCtl    C                   1282
...
if %status(filea)=RecordNotFound

Now isn't that better than
if %status(filea)=12


Rob Berendt

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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.




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