Re: FW: Random

[boldt@xxxxxxxxxx]

L.S. wrote:
>I was wondering about that, Hans what other enhancements were made to
>the language aside from this? I mean I could get by with another type of
>loop and just increment a counter all by myself.
>Don't think that I am complaining Hans I am just curious why you felt
>that we needed a new control structure and what good you expect will
>come of it? You must have had some reason.
>Also is it a V4R4 enhancement only?

Here's a sales blurb describing the wonderful features of V4R4:
<http://www-4.ibm.com/software/ad/as400/library/ilerpg44.html>

Why did we implement FOR?  Have you ever tried to code an
expression as an operand of the DO statement?

Cheers!  Hans

Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com


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