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Re: Based data structure template

On Apr 4, 2005 1:31 PM, Jon Paris <Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> I am aware that this is the accepted practice, but I think it is a waste
> of time. As I understand it, data structs are not initialized at module
> start, so a plain old qualified data struct will not impact the running of a
> program in that way.
> 
> Data structures are initialized to spaces by default.  The INZ keyword on a
> DS causes each field to be initialized according to its type (i.e. zero for
> numerics)

oh ...  I still think the added clutter is bad practice ;)

-Steve

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