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----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Coulter" <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 11:47 PM
Subject: Re: Classic Traps -- I need your input!



Nope. That's just as bad.


Thanks Simon.

Although I do not know it is a 'trap', posting to the list right before bed is a very bad idea. As soon as my head hit the pillow, I rethought the formula and realized it was - as you said - just as bad as the misquoted one from my first post. Then my mind started working through alternatives...

I came up with the one you posted, and a couple of alternatives. All three of which were (quite unfortunately) thought through thoroughly - when I should have been sleeping.

Here are the two others I thought of, and I am sure there are others:
Quarter = %div(Month : 3.01) + 1;
Quarter %dim(Month + 2 : 3);

No one ever wants to be wrong when speaking before your peers. I think screwing up while talking about avoiding mistakes is rather classic.

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