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It isn't a matter of clinging to the past, but mindfulness of
documented length restrictions. I've gotten into the habit of putting
source into a file called SOURCE. I must remember to keep text in
members of type QMQRY and SQL under 78 positions (I think). Regardless
of source length, RPGLE is limited to 100 (94 usable) positions, even
in free form.

Also, how do you segregate a command named FOO from it's command
processing program FOO? With REXX, the defaults are QREXSRC/*CMD. It
is easy to changevduring compile, but sometimes easier to keep default
for expediency.

--Loyd

On Sunday, May 9, 2010, <hr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Vern,

I do believe that the mantra of today is "a smarter world", so why do you
hang in what we used to do ?

Regards
Henrik





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One reason for using different source file names, as far as I know and
have adopted, is that IBM distribute their examples that way, and these
are defaulted in the various create commands for different kinds of
source.

There are also differences in record length - some really matter. Yes,
this was once based on the number of columns in Hollerith cards. So we
had 80 columns for almost everything. Then ILE RPG came along, and we
have 100 columns for code. C never had a specific length, and I guess
other types can use longer record lengths and still compile just fine.
QMQRY needs to be a record length ot 91 according to the documentation,
QMFORM 162.

One issue for me is, if you have sample code using, say, 132 for record
length (120 columns), your customer/downloader will have all kinds of
problems when copying the code to source files that follow IBM's
suggested standards.

The various source change control products I know also follow IBM's
suggested standards. You don't HAVE to use those, but they default to
that.

But you pays your money and you makes your choice. As far as I'm
concerned, there ARE valid reasons for using the recommended record
lengths for different kinds of source code. But there's no requirement
to agree with that, just don't make YOUR opinion a rule for others.

Later
Vern

hr@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I know this is not directly the subject, but I have always
wondered why  people has different sourcefiles for different
source types.

Yes it only takes about 5 sec to go up and change the
sourcefile name and reposition in the new sourcefile, but
because you do it so frequently, yoo have probably had done
it more that 100.000 times wich equals +150 hours of doing
absolutly nothing productive ;-)

I have only two sourcefiles a QDDSSRC to DB2 definitions
and a QSRC for the rest and all source is grouped by a
4-8 character prefix and the sourcefiles resides in the
same lib as the objects they correspond.

Programs are organized as ...

PXGENDB2    RPGLE       powerEXT: DB2 RPC Generator BASIC
PXGENDB2CL  CLLE        powerEXT: DB2 RPC Generator BASIC
PXGENDB2CM  CMD         powerEXT: DB2 RPC Generator BASIC
PXGENDB2PX  CLLE        powerEXT: Create All PX-DB2 RPC into PEXTCGI
PXGENDB2T   SQLRPGLE    powerEXT: DB2 RPC Generator BASIC Template
PXGENDB2TR  RPGLE       powerEXT: DB2 Default trigger

Libraries are organised as ...

E600DTASDV  USR                   ALLIGATOR DB2 Database - Customer Name
E600LIBSDV  USR                   ALLIGATOR Modified Pgms - Customer
Name
E600STD     USR                   ALLIGATOR Financials Ver. 7.0
W600DTASDV  USR                   Way2Trade DB2 Database - Customer Name
W600LIBSDV  USR                   Way2Trade Cgi Programs - Customer Name
W600TMP     USR                   Way2Trade Temporary Work Files
PEXTDTASDV  USR                   powerEXT DB2 Database - Customer Name
PEXTAFW     USR                   powerEXT Application Framework 1.1
PEXTCD2     USR                   powerEXT Core 1.5 - CGIDEV2 Version
S600DTASDV  USR                   Way2Trade DB2 Database - Customer Name

S600STD     USR                   Way2Trade Application Framework Build
S600EDI     USR                   Way2Trade XML/EDIFACT API Library 15.0

"SDV" represents a "systemID" and is just a parameter, there could be
a "TST" for a test environment ect.

Standard libraries can also be changed by adding a suffix, S600STD
could be S600STDNEW in one setup so I'm able to run quite a diffent
setup and many customer at the same system.

And because the sourcef

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