Re: Adding another subfield to an externally defined data

["Michael Naughton" <mnaughton@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you, Jon!

RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>> If so, then what is
> >> the purpose of chaining/reading into a data structure using the
>LIKEREC?
>
> >And that's my question, too! :-)
>
>And the answer is ... efficiency among others.  Normally RPG moves each
>field out of the buffer individually to it's "home" in the program.  When
>you do it directly into a DS, the whole record can be moved as a character
>block.  Much faster.  This also gives you the opportunity to trap (say)
>decimal data errors as and when you use the fields by using MONITOR
>blocks.
>When the compiler generates the moves for you you can't do that.


Mike Naughton
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