Re: RPG II

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My own experience pre-subfile was to use an array with a data structure 
for the elements.  The data structure matched the screen needs.  I 
loaded the array first.  Then it was reasonably simple to have a loop to 
 load the screen fields from the needed array element.



Bill Hopkins wrote:
> Thanks Rob and Booth 
>
> RPG II being written on RS6000 / UNIBOL. 
>
> I have already written one since the email.....but since it has been few
> years for me and RPG II I am still looking for one to compare against.
> (Yes I do mean "pre-subfile days and rolling on our own".) X-Wife
> decided to clean up my template library for me or I would have had one
> already. 
> And the ones at the client .....let's just say they are not the best to
> copy and start off with. :) 
> Last job was RPG Free (3 year contract) so I want to make sure what I
> remember was the best/correct way to code and to set me up with a good
> template for programming the next year or so.
>
> Thanks again
> Bill
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Booth Martin
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 2:21 PM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: Re: RPG II
>
> http://tinyurl.com/kczww
>
> http://www.martinvt.com/Code_Samples/Dropdown_box/dropdown_box.html
>
> This is RPGII-like, but in RPGIV.  Its pretty short, so you should be 
> able to adapt it fairly easily.
>
> I am dying of curiosity;  Why?  What possible reason is there for this?
>
> Or did you want to go all the way back to pre-subfile days, when we had 
> to roll our own?
>
>
> Bill Hopkins wrote:
> > Would anyone be able provide a good example of a simple RPG II program
> > that acts like a subfile with record selection? 
> >
> >  
> >
> > Thanks in advance. 
> >
> > Bill