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  3. August 2001

Re: New Built-in function needed

>From: "Bob Cozzi \(RPGIV\)" <cozzi@rpgiv.com>
>Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 14:09:23 -0500
>
>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.

Bob, %overflow(file) is a good idea.  But in V5R1 you can now specify
OFLIND(named_indicator) on the F spec, already giving you a non-*IN
solution to the modernization problem.

Barbara Morris

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