Re: New Built-in function needed

Bob wrote:
>Hey, IBM.
>After spending the day converting some old code to more modern looking
>RPG IV, I've found that we really need an "Overflow" built-in function.
>Something like:  %OVERFLOW or %OFLOW(printfname) (I supposed just %OF()
>would be good enough too.)
>That way I would be able to check for an overflow condition without
>specifying the OFLIND(*INOF)  keyword on the F spec.

Hey Bob!

If you're looking for more readable code, then you should code
the name of an indicator variable as the parameter for keyword
OFLIND.  Maybe it's not as nice as a %OFL BIF, but it's
something you can do now (in V5R1).  Who knows when a new BIF
might be added to the language!

Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com