Re: converting to *FREE

Sometimes a rewrtre to newer solutions is the right answer? Replace
qsort with sql's order by. That looks like they are sorting OrderItm by
due date. Order by due date is a pretty well understood SQL activity.

On 11/6/2019 1:51 PM, Steve Jones wrote:

I have been converting our programs to be all free when making a change

to

them. Today I came across this bit of code that I am struggling to

convert.

The SortIt PR is what is confusing me the most.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks


D SortIt Pr ExtProc('qsort')
D DataStart * Value
D Elements 10U 0 Value
D Size 10U 0 Value
D CompFunc * Value ProcPtr

D myOrderItm Ds qualified
D Based(OrderItm)
D Aordtype 2A
D Aorder 7A
D Aduedte 7S 0
D Aquantity 10S 3

D Items Ds likeds(myOrderItm)
D dim(100)

D SortItems Pr 10I 0
D Elem1 likeds(myOrderItm)
D Elem2 likeds(myOrderItm)

P SortItems B
D SortItems PI 10I 0
D elem1 likeds(myOrderItm)
D elem2 likeds(myOrderItm)

/FREE
Select;
when Elem1.Aduedte < Elem2.Aduedte;
return -1;
when Elem1.Aduedte > Elem2.Aduedte;
return 1;
When Elem1.Aordtype < Elem2.Aordtype;
Return -1;
When Elem1.Aordtype > Elem2.Aordtype;
Return 1;
other;
return 0;
Endsl;

/END-FREE
P E

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