Re: RPG IV Restrictions: Files

["Buck Calabro" <buck.calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Hans!

> But if anyone really needs to know what the
> limit is, I'd strongly recommend a course of
> study in program modularization, and perhaps
> relational database design and dynamic SQL too.

I'm not arguing that a program with hundreds of open files is not a
candidate for better design, but there is at least one area where
understanding the limitations in advance is very helpful.  The RPG III
limit of 50 files seemed rather large, but there are CASE tools which
reached this limit all too easily.  When that happens, it's often a
fair amount of work to change the way the CASE tool generates that
code, so it's a good idea to know in advance when that might happen.
  --buck