RE: RPG - conversion vs re-write

[Bob Cozzi <BobCozzi@xxxxxxx>]

We do NOT have null values in dates, or any other fields. There is a NULL 
INDICATOR, however.

A really sucky implementation of nulls. You set ON a %NULLID(myDateFld) 
flag and then test if it's equal to ON. The date field can contain only 
valid dates, but the null indicator can be on or off.  I am very 
disappointed in this implementation. ;-(


Bob Cozzi
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On Tuesday, September 09, 1997 2:20 PM, Vern Hamberg 
[SMTP:hambergv@goldengate.net] wrote:
> At 12:35 PM 9/9/97 -0400, boothm@earth.goddard.edu wrote:
> >Ok, we've had two, maybe three, people say the L-date field is the way 
to
> >go.  Any other voices?
> >
> >And John, you still haven't said what inaccurate date we should use to
> >signify a date field that is unfilled yet.
> >
> >I am asking this because I really do want to use the L-date field, but I
> >get hammered everytime I mention it to others.  If performance really is
> >no longer an issue then that is great, but if reading through an unkeyed
> >file takes three times as long for every L-date field in it then L-date 
is
> >not ready for primetime.
>
> booth
>
> Might as well add my 3-cents. I think someone mentioned NULL values 
inthis
> thread. Is that an option? I mean, that's what NULL is for--something not
> filled yet.
>
> Maybe?
>
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