Re: infinite loop

Just because you are using an indicator, doesn't mean the system is isn't 
doing a compare. The system is comparing done to *on. Always use compare 
cycles for all versions of loops, 





"Peter Levy" <plevy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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09/14/2006 02:05 PM
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I always like use an indicator variable for inifinite loops:

      D Done            s               n   inz(*off)
       /free
        DOU Done;
           //Do Stuff
        ENDDO;
       /end-free

Then I use LEAVE to get out and never touch Done. This way you don't have 
to worry about the upper limits of *HIVAL nor do you waste cycles 
comparing 1 to 1.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lim Hock-Chai 
  To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries 
  Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 2:26 PM
  Subject: infinite loop


  In fix format, I use to do below for infinite loop
  C                do        *hival
 
 
  is there a way to do this similar syntax in free format with declare a
  variable?
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