Re: Indicator Redux

["Michael Ryan" <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>]

One of the advantages of using INDARA/INDDS is that INDARA establishes a
separate indicator area. So, if you add or delete indicators, you don't need
to recompile your program. The indicators are in a separate area - they're
not in the input or output buffers.

On 12/6/06, Turnidge, Dave <DTurnidge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thank you! I guess that kinda rounds out my education. So, if I use
> INDARA, DON'T use INDDS, and use the "pointer method" then everything
> will work the way I expected originally. If I DO use the INDDS, I have
> just added another 99 indicators, but nothing I do in my IndArrPtr data
> structure (your name below) will affect the DDS. Right?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Holden Tommy
> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 11:36 AM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: RE: Indicator Redux
>
> Using INDDS you have 2 sets of indicators 1 -99.  One set (the INDDS) is
> used to control the display file functions & the others (*IN) are usable
> only by the RPG program.  Setting on the excludesys will not in anyway
> affect the indicators in the *IN set of indicators.  Personally I don't
> use INDDS...I just overlay the *IN set with meaningful names so I can
> reference either *IN27 or ExcludeSys.
>
> For example:
> D IndArrPtr       s               *   Inz(%Addr(*In))
>
> D                 ds                  Based(IndArrPtr)
>
> D Sfl1_Dsp               30     30
> D Sfl1_DspCtl            31     31
> D Sfl1_Clear             32     32
> D Sfl1_End               97     97
>
> D Sfl2_Dsp               40     40
> D Sfl2_DspCtl            41     41
> D Sfl2_Clear             42     42
> D Sfl2_End               98     98
>
> This will overlay the *IN indicators so now I can reference *IN30 or
> SFL1_DSP & "both" are turned on since they are actually the same
> indicator ( place in memory)
>
>
> Thanks,
> Tommy Holden
>
>
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