Re: Using prototypes...

On 08/05/2010, at 10:10 AM, Rory Hewitt wrote:

If you use SDA to edit your DSPF source members (I don't),

I do--although most of my green-screen displays are done with UIM.

I believe it won't work over a source file with a record length of 112, which is what
you'd need for RPGLE source members.

No you don't. I use 92-byte record formats for all my source except ported C code for which I use 240 bytes--cause those C weenies like typing long lines in a text editor. Maybe I'll gravitate to using stream files but I actually prefer source members and I like change dates and sequence numbers in the source.

RPG IV is quite happy with 92-byte records--one advantage is it forces you to drop those almost useless right-hand comments. The only person I've seen use them successfully is Gene Gaunt.

I'm pretty sure it maxes out with a
92-byte record format (80 bytes for the source data).

It will support a record length between 92 and 132 (92-12=80 for old source, 132-12=120 for new source?). Next argument?

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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