RE: confusing coding?

I agree 100%

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From: RPG400-L <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Brad Stone
Sent: Tuesday, August 5, 2025 7:30 AM
To: RPG programming on IBM i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: confusing coding?

In place of a conditional dow? It's poor coding. Very poor.


On Tue, Aug 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM Patrik Schindler <poc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello Brad,

Am 04.08.2025 um 19:56 schrieb Brad Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>:

dow '1' is a forever loop. yikes.

I've done stuff like that in the past, but only to be cheeky.

What's the issue with this? It's the only way to have a defined spot
somewhere within a loop to check-and-exit, not only at begin or end
(dow/doue).

:wq! PoC


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