RE: converting string to a numeric

["Bob Cozzi" <cozzi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, you can use the // comment syntax in fixed format too. Hans
pointed that out to me about a year ago.

.....C     CUSTNO     CHAIN     CUSTMAST
         //  If customer not found, send error
.....C                if        NOT %Found()
.....C                eval      errmsg = 'Customer Not found'
     C                ITER
     C                ENDIF
       //  Go get the customer sales history.
       //  If there is no customer, then the heck with the user. 
     C                CallP     GetSalesHist(CustNo)

-Bob Cozzi

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces+cozzi=rpgiv.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces+cozzi=rpgiv.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Fisher,
Don
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 4:07 PM
To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
Subject: RE: converting string to a numeric

Actually, it would have to be a blank in positions 6 and 7, because an
asterisk in position 7 indicates a comment, except in /free where a slash is
required, and a plus indicates an SQL continuation.  Come to think of it,
position 7 is also used for level break indicators.

I'm with you on this one, Joe, I don't understand why the need for a special
section marker unless they felt the need to be consistent with /Exec.
Perhaps it makes distinguising /free from fixed easier in the event some
people like mixing the two together?  Perhaps it made the compiler code
easier to write?

Donald R. Fisher, III
Project Manager
Roomstore Furniture Company
(804) 784-7600 extension 2124
DFisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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But I'll weigh in (once) on this issue: we don't like /free and /end-free
because they aren't
needed.  By simply saying that a blank in position 6 makes the spec a
free-form calculation, we wouldn't have an issue.  But the compiler team
decided it would be better for us if we had to code the bracketing
statements.  Heck if I know why.
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