Re: RPG IV release levels and complexity

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

Hans,

I was really hoping she'd take a more active role on this list.  She did 
have one contribution to the list and then I didn't see anything else.  Oh 
well, I suppose with all the possible enhancements, she must be rather 
busy.

Rob Berendt
-- 
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary 
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." 
Benjamin Franklin 




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Bob cozzi wrote:

> Hi Scott,
> 
> Here's a posting from another list that typifies why /FREE can be ugly 
(as
> can fixed-format). If this is more "readable" I need my glasses. Granted
> this is just one example and the embedded SQL in RPG is ugly in general 
(not
> as bad as it is in other languages).
> 
> ===================
> 
>  /free
>     myHostVariable = 'Select * from myLib/myFile' ;
>  /end-free
> c/exec sql
> c+  declare myCursor Cursor
> c+         for myPreparedStatement
> c/end-exec
> c/exec sql
> c+  prepare myPreparedStatement
> c+       from :myHostVariable
> c/end-exec
> c/exec sql
> c+  open myCursor
> c/end-exec
> c/exec sql
> c+  fetch next from myCursor into :masterDS
> c/end-exec
>  /free
>      dow sqlStt <> '00000' ;
>         // do stuff
>  /end-free
> c/exec sql
> c+    fetch next from myCursor into :masterDS
> c/end-exec
>  /free
>       enddo ;
>  /end-free
> c/exec sql
> c+  close myCursor
> c/end-exec
> ===================
> 

I agree 110%. That's why we've been pushing for a free-form /EXEC SQL 
statement from the SQL prep folks in Rochester. That can't come soon 
enough, as far as I'm concerned. Unfortunately, it won't be V5R3. :-(

Cheers! Hans


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