RE: First Free Format

The Select/When is a fine choice, and with the new elseif using IF and
ELSEIF together are just a cool, I think.

But what I wish the SELECT/WHEN did, was to allow a C-language-like
SWITCH/CASE compatibility, like this:

  SELECT  ErrorFlag
  When    0
  ...do this...
  When    1
  ...do that...
  When    3
  ...do the other thing..
  endSel

Oh, yeah, and I wish the ENDSL was spelled ENDSEL.

Bob

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> I am kind of curious too.  It's gotten to the point where I
> avoid the IF statement and use a SELECT.  Even for a simple
> one option.
>
> It really makes you think.
>
> For example, all of you people who use system().  Instead of
> using if ErrorFlag<>0;
>
> you instead
> Select
> When ErrorFlag=0;
> ...
> When ErrorCPF=CPF....;
> ...
> Other;
> EndSl;
>
> It just make you try to cover your bases better.
>
> Rob Berendt
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> temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
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> Scott Mildenberger <Smildenber@Washcorp.com>
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> Jeff,
>
> One question, why would you change the SELECT/WHEN to
> IF/ELSEIF?  In my mind, the select makes it more obvious that
> a choice is being made between mulitiple options.
>
> Just curious,
>
> Scott Mildenberger
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeff Crosby [mailto:jlcrosby@DILGARDFOODS.COM]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 2:46 PM
> > To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: First Free Format
> >
> >
> > The only problem I had was, when converting the few fixed-format
> > statements left or changing SELECT/WHEN groups to IF/ELSEIF, was
> > putting the semicolon at the end of each line.  But the
> compiler let
> > me know about that right off. <g>
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