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We have a very old application that stores arrays of packed numbers in a file. DDS cannot define arrays so the arrays are stored in character fields in the file that are from 72 to 4288 bytes long. The application uses MOVEA to extract the packed array data from the character fields and vice versa. This was from before Data Structures existed, but using MOVEA avoids the need for data structures. I used MOVEA (to 1 byte char arrays) at lot for string handling but I have not needed to since the new string functions. I thought MOVEA was RPGs string manipulator. I aggree that it is obsolete. Frank Kolmann >Rob Wrote: >Barb had a little contest on to see if anyone could find a good use for >MOVEA. So far no clear winners. > >Bob Cozzi hasn't used it since the early 90's. > >I just feel with the newer string manipulation and whatnot available with >RPG it is a dead op code. > >Rob Berendt
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