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Yikes.....

I for one cannot fathom why negative logic is allowed in almost any
circumstance. It's hard to read, and the human mind is far more adept at
"if true", than it is for "if not true"


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-----Original Message-----
From: RPG400-L <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Jon Paris
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 10:17 AM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)
<rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: if statement brain cramp

So you'd have a problem with coding:

If Not NotFound;

<grin>

And yes - I have seen that in production code.


Jon Paris

www.partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com

On Feb 27, 2019, at 11:01 AM, dlclark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

"RPG400-L" <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 02/27/2019
09:25:49 AM:
On 2/27/2019 8:23 AM, Jeff Crosby wrote:
Is this valid

if not ( SML010 <> 5 and M1PLIN = *blanks);

Completely valid.

I use that kind of logic all the time.


Though valid, they would absolutely shoot you at this shop if
you code that kind of double-negative cr*p (as they call it).


Sincerely,

Dave Clark
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