Re: What's wrong with %trimr(dsname.fieldname)?

I say/do that when I feel like working:-)



Thanx,

Nick



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Well...sit down until the feeling passes...

On 8/24/07, Alan Campin <Alan.Campin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

<snip>
Personally, I never assume that qualified subfield names are acceptable
for anything in RPG. Just as I always assume they're required for
everything in C, even if they would be unique without the qualification.
</snip>

Huh? Qualified data structures are one of the best things put into the
language in years. RPG was the only language in the world that allowed
you to have unqualified data structures and one of it's worst features.

I can't say the number of hours I have spent trying to come up with a
unique name for every data structure field in six characters. Makes me
sick to my stomach thinking about it.

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