Re: Infinit loop in /free

["Wilbert van der Hoeven" <hoeveb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, I don't think that's a performance burden....



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Richter" <srichter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:21 PM
Subject: RE: Infinit loop in /free


>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Wilbert van der
> Hoeven
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 2:39 PM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: Infinit loop in /free
>
> >I have used in fixed format RPG the statements Do *HIVAL for an infinit
> loop
> >and, for instance,  DO 7 for a fixed loop. I can't find a nice
translations
> >into /free for these statements. I don't like, for instance DOW 1=1, or
> >constructions in which I have to use a variable.
>
> doesnt "do *hival" mean to loop a large number of times? maybe 4 billion
> times?
>
> I would guess that that kind of a loop requires the compiler to add to a
> count field and compare the count to *hival on each iteration.  If so,
then
> that is more overhead that "dow 1".
>
> -Steve
>
>
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