RE: New Built-in function needed

That's great, but I didn't realize it was V5 R1... :(
That means the code I just changed won't compile.  -- Hans gave the same
answer but didn't indicate it was a V5 thing.
Thanks!

Bob Cozzi
cozzi@rpgiv.com
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of bmorris@ca.ibm.com
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 3:51 PM
> To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: New Built-in function needed
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>
> >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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