RE: Convert QUERY record select to RPG

I think you could eliminate the "else"

      C           STATE   IFne  'OREGON'
      C           STATE   andne 'WASHINGTON"
      C           STAET   andne 'IDAHO'
      C                   MOVE  '0'          NWSTATE
                          ENDIf
I don't know that it makes the code any prettier.  I think the 'OR's are
a good demonstration of how if statments work.  I have to admit I've
used an empty select statement as a nicer looking goto. 
select;

when cond_a
   asdf();
when cond_b;
   jlljas();
when cond_c;
  
when cond d;
    zxc();
endsl; 

My programming teachers in junior college were all high school math
teachers who couldn't take high school students any more.  They thought
it was great that compulsory education didn't apply to junior college.
One of them told us "There are three things you need to know about logic
to do programming:  The truth table for and, the truth table for or, and
DeMorgan's law."  I found out later that she skipped the truth table for
xor, but not all languages support it. I haven't needed anything else. 

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Cozzi
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 3:11 PM
To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
Subject: RE: Convert QUERY record select to RPG

I used to use the following example in my RPG IV classes back when
OS/400
V3R1 was about to ship:

RPG III Style:
      C           STATE    IFEQ 'OREGON'
      C           STATE    OREQ 'WASHINGTON"
      C           STAET    OREQ 'IDAHO'
      C                    ELSE
      C                    MOVE  '0'          NWSTATE
      C                    ENDIF

In RPG IV you'd can simply code the word "NOT" in front of the
conditional expression and avoid the ELSE statement altogether.


-Bob Cozzi
www.RPGxTools.com
If everything is under control, you are going too slow.
- Mario Andretti


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Tony Carolla
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 4:58 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: Convert QUERY record select to RPG

<snip>
> The idea is to select all of the records you don't want with the if
> statement, then immediately have an Else line.  It simplifies many
filters.
>
> For instance, an if statement listing all of the States excepting
> Oregon could as easily be an if Oregon, Else.
</snip>

Why not simply use

If Not Oregon;
   // Stuff;
EndIf;

???
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