Re: [Fwd: A question about subfile operations]

In 1985, I was in 8th Grade, programming Apple2c's in 6502 assembler. (and 
yes... the concepts do help me now in modern programming)

On 6/29/05, RPower@xxxxxxxxxx <RPower@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> 1985 eh? Hehe, I was watching Transformers on TV and going to Grade 5.
> 8^}
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> Hello Pete,
> 
> > I have been programming in RPG for about 20 years (started with RPG II
> in
> > 1985). After all the discussion about Uber-programmers and what a
> "real"
> > programmer is, I am little reluctant to admit that I am not "classically
> 
> > trained" programmer, I have learned "seat of the pants".
> 
> Me, too.
> 
> But, even if you had received a degree in RPG programming in 1985 (when
> you say you started) you probably would not have learned the techniques
> that we've been discussing here.
> 
> Learning programming is a contining thing. You don't just go to school
> once and then "know everything". You have to keep learning a little bit
> every month, since computers change a little bit every month.
> 
> > The problem I am encountering is that when you page down past the end of
> 
> > the subfile records, the program closes. You never see the last page of
> 
> > records. I can't see any logic in the program that says to end, and the
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> > one place where last record IS set on and the program returns is not hit
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> > when I debug the program.
> [SNIP]
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> The following code ends when you hit the last record of the PF. When you
> hit page down for the last page, you'll hit the end of the PF, so it makes
> 
> perfect sense that your program would end before displaying the last page:
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> > C READ PFAS210 58
> > C *IN58 IFEQ *ON
> > C MOVE *ON *INLR
> > C RETURN
> > C END
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