RE: Qualified procedure names

Make that 4...

Joel R. Cochran
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Taylor [mailto:jtaylor@rpg2java.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 5:10 PM
> To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Qualified procedure names
>
>
> Scott,
>
> Thanks for speaking up. That now makes three of us!
>
> Hans, is that enough to qualify as a consensus? :)
>
>
> John Taylor
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Mildenberger" <Smildenber@Washcorp.com>
> To: <rpg400-l@midrange.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 2:14 PM
> Subject: RE: MOVE opcode in freeform (was Strange behavior w/%editc)
>
>
> > John,
> >
> > I know exactly what you are talking about and I too would
> like to see
> > qualified procedure names.  This would allow a sort of
> object oriented
> > approach to creating service programs.  I could have a
> service program
> named
> > Invoice and another called BillOfLading, they both could
> have a procedure
> > called Print.  I would much prefer this rather than having
> to name each
> > procedure something like InvoicePrint.  Unable to have
> qualified procedure
> > names really disappointed me when I first started creating service
> programs.
> > I believe the reason you don't see may complaining about
> this is there
> > aren't that many people using service programs and
> procedures like they
> > really should be.  I think procedures and service programs
> are one of the
> > greatest features added but it is very difficult to
> convince the typical
> RPG
> > programmer of how great they are.
> >
> > Scott Mildenberger
> >
>
>
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