Re: converting string to a numeric

Not even in old RPGIII did you always see SETON or SETOFF.  Sometimes
indicators were set on/off as a result of other operations, like CHAIN,
COMP, etc.  Sometimes people did strange things with arrays.  So, unless
you are the BDFL on all software you will ever work on, sooner or later you
will run across someone doing *inlr=*on.  Better to use a good cross
reference tool or know tricks and exceptions for scanning.

Rob Berendt
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On 27/07/2004, at 8:08 AM, Scott Klement wrote:

> d) If you're intending to write a free-format program, please don't
> switch
> back to fixed-format just to set on the LR indicator.  That looks
> silly!
> You can just do *inlr = *on

Call me old-fashioned but because indicators are such dangerous little
suckers I'd rather see an explicit SETON or SETOFF operation.

Use numeric operations for numeric operands, character operations for
character operands, and indicator operations for indicator operands.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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