Re: DOW vs DOU- Ha

[PaulMmn <PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 06:35 PM 6/2/97 -0400, Dean wrote:
>Paul,
>
>In a message dated 97-06-02 06:29:11 EDT, you write:
>
>> >...You seem to have an aesthetic objection to multiple 
>>  >read statements, but in fact there's nothing wrong intrinsically with
>them. 
>>  
>>  Well... it just seems like schlock coding that could be entirely avoided
>by
>>  simply using the RPG Cycle.   (ducking very, very quickly!)
>
>Ooooh, NICE dodge!  In truth, there aren't that many folks out there that
>even KNOW the RPG cycle anymore.  I often use input/primary files for "quick
>fix" programs, you WOULD NOT BELIEVE the number of questions I get about
>where I'm reading the data :-)!


Or how does your program get back to the top and how does it know when to end?


--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com

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