AW: rpg style question

It may be also helpful if you have to handle with different languages:
Depening on the language we had to convert 0/1, *ON/*OFF into Y/N (for our
English Users), (J/N for our German users), (O/N for our French Users) and
so on.
In this way we moved whatever into a Yes-Variable and a No-Variable and used
this variable within the program (or job because the language is rarely
changed).
In our old programs we had a copy member where the initial values for the
variable were set, later we used a procedure.

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Von: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Im
Auftrag von David FOXWELL
Gesendet: Thursday, 14. January 2010 15:37
An: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Betreff: rpg style question

Hi,

Having to regularly determine the value of flags as 'Y' or 'N', then record
it in a PF.

This means having to code

IF rules satisfied;
MyFlag = gYES;

ELSE;
MyFlag = gNO;
Endif;


Then, maybe in another module,etc

IF MyFlag <> gYES;
Don't do stuff;
ELSE;
Do stuff;
Endif

Comments?
What's the reasoning behind this method?

I'd <like> to be able to use an indicator :

MyFlag = ( rules satisfied);

Then,

IF MyFlag;
do stuff;
ELSE;
Don't Do stuff;
Endif


Thanks.