Re: AW: Quick question on indicators - more philosophical than anything else

i too use the INFDS for processing display files. it's just plain easy
and no head-scratching. to me it's much better to see
IF FKEY = EXIT than IF *IN03 or *INKC

Thanks,
Tommy Holden



From:
"BirgittaHauser" <Hauser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:
"'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:
05/14/2008 03:00 AM
Subject:
AW: Quick question on indicators - more philosophical than anything else



Hi,

To be honnest, I never used *INK-Indicators, nor did I use numbered
indicators for function keys.
Even 20 years ago we used position 369 in the file data structure and
checked the hex value of the function key pressed.
(The file data structure and hex values were included from a copy member).
In this way it was quite easy to work with function keys.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

Birgitta Hauser

"Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." (Les
Brown)
"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." (Derek Bok)
"What is worse than training your staff and losing them? Not training
them
and keeping them!"

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Is anyone still using the old indicator style of INKC, INKA, etc.?

Is there any reason why this should even be used today?

I know some are advocating using no indicators at all in a program....but
is that not one of the strengths of RPG?

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