Re: Formal RPG Free Standards

Been almost twenty years since I coded anything in C. My intent,
poorly executed, was to show how free format might look. Never coded
in free format. Only have seen examples. I definitely slipped a cog
on the syntax of adjusting the value of the variable "count". I did
mean the += form as you have indicated. What free format code I have
seen does look a lot like C from years ago - as far as the C specs are
concerned.

My mistake was seeing that email, unanswered for so long, and
attempting to answer it with so little knowledge myself. But, I
really thought the ++ operation existed in free format RPG.

I stand corrected and I learned something. Thanks, as always, Scott.

John McKee

On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 11:04 PM, Scott Klement
<rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi John,

I think you're trying to do "count += 1" (rather than ++1.. no idea
what that would do. In C you can do count++ or ++count, but that's C
not RPG... And no, they are not that similar, not any more so than any
other two procedural languages, anyway.)

You can do count += 1 in either free or fixed format. It works in both.




On 9/7/2012 3:33 PM, John McKee wrote:

Free form RPG looks kind of like C. I haven't (and won't) have the
opportunity to use it.

But, something like this:

/FREE
count ++1;
databuffer (count) = databuffer (count - 1);
/END-FREE

Instead of fixed form:

C eval count = count + 1
C eval databuffer(count) = databuffer (count - 1 )

Lots more differences than I will know.

John McKee

On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 8:18 AM, <newnancy@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

What is the definition of free from RPG? I think some people called that
NOT using the IP input primary cycle.


Thank you,
Nancy
On Wed, 5 Sep 2012 16:55:11 +0000 Brian May <bmay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:

Gary,

I would be willing to look over what you have and give my humble (or
not) opinion.

Brian May
IBM i Modernization Specialist
Profound Logic Software
http://www.profoundlogic.com
937-439-7925 Phone
877-224-7768 Toll Free





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Subject: Formal RPG Free Standards

Is there anyone in this group that works in a shop where there are
formal standards for free form RPG? If so would you mind sharing?
We are attempting to establish standards here, and I would be
interested in knowing what others might have done.
Secondarily, might I get anyone to critique/criticize that which we
have put together. If so I could send said document directly to you
as an attachment.

Gary B Evans
Computer Programmer
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