RE: [RPGNext] Updsrvpgm & file encap.

[Joel Cochran <jrc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 2004-09-10 at 21:38, Richard Rothe wrote:
> > there is no need to use the getter and pull the information into a
> program variable *every time* you want to use it.  
> >Embedding the procedure calls into expressions is supposed to be one of
> the benefits of ILE!
> 
> The way I understand it, you have to do the getRec to get the data
> stucture populated.  Then every time you want to access a field, you use
> the "getter" in an eval, expression, whatever.  Right ?
> 
> Basically,
> 
> c                   If        GetItemRec( iCo : iPart )       
> c                   eval      desc = GetItemDesc              
> c                   eval      commodity = GetCommodityCode    
> c                   EndIf                                     
> 
> Or
> 
> c                   If        GetItemRec ( Co : Part ) and 
> c                             GetCommodityCode <> 'XXX'
> 
> The GetItemRec populates the data structure so the "getters" can be
> used.   

Yes, just like doing a chain and then using the field names, instead now
you are doing a getRecord() and a getVariable().

Joel
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