Re: For Loop

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yep integers are the way to go IMHO...

Besides getting around the OP's problem...they are faster ;)

Charles

On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 2:45 PM,  <Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I always use integers for FOR loops.  Decreasing the size of the array
> instead of increasing the size of the variable IMO is counterproductive
> and could cause even more problems down the line.  But that's just my 2
> coppers...
>
>
> Thanks,
> Tommy Holden
>
>
>
> From:   Dave <dfx1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To:     "RPG programming on the IBM i / System i" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>
> Date:   07/02/2012 01:40 PM
> Subject:        For Loop
> Sent by:        rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> A coworker got caught out by the For EndFor loop.
>
> D wI                        S                   3 0
>
>           For wI = 1 to %elem(arrayWith999Elements)
>
>                etc.
>          EndFor;
>
> I said it was normal at the end that wI should be incremented to 1000,
> thus making the program crash.
>
> I wondered what the normal way would be to avoid this. I always use 5I
> 0 for my array index.
> The coworker changed the DIM setting to 998!
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