RE: Setting off multiple indicators

[Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with you & Buck, but I'd take it even further and say 'don't use
indicators'.

If you do HAVE to use them (such as with a display file that requires
them, for subfile clearing, etc) then they should be considered
"temporary" and only used immediately before or after the operation that
needs them.



On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, Richard B Baird wrote:
>
> I'm with buck.
>
> I can't count the number of times i've tried debug an old program trying to
> find where an indicator is set on/off, only to have it obscured by some
> kind of 'movea '00000' *in,x' kind of thing.    named indicators are ok, as
> long as you don't block them up and move '0's to the block.
>
> rick
>
> ----original message-------
> >How can I easily set off multiple indicators,
> >say 20-99?
>
> James has already heard the stock answer: to use the indicator array.  I'm
> posting to advise against it.  I completely understand the hassle of
> dealing
> with a lot of indicators, and the pain it causes when dealing with
> well-seasoned code.  I've lived in that scenario for many years.
> <snip>
>