RE: More on Call or Bound Call

[Buzz Fenner <bfenner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joep,

Yes, we do some new programming; it's not all maintenance.  And I do intend 
to push towards RPG IV (albeit gently).  For example, I have already 
written about 6 short no-brainer programs that the other guy in the shop 
could modify with no problem if I weren't around to explain the different 
syntax.  What I'm waiting for is an opportunity to spring some RPG IV 
functionality on my boss that's not present in RPG III.  The concept of 
local/global variables might sway him in the future.  Right now, if I could 
numeric edit a character field (with numeric data, obviously) on a printer 
file O spec, that may do the trick.  All in all, it will have to be a 
gradual change; we all are afraid of what we don't understand.
Thanks for listening and any offers of whiz-bang code snippets would be 
greatly appreciated!


Buzz Fenner
bfennerNS@jonesborocwl.org
Remove NS to reply

P.S. Your code is perfect?  I thought I was the only one who did that.

-----Original Message-----
From:   Joep Beckeringh [SMTP:joepb@tip.nl]
Sent:   Thursday, August 19, 1999 3:44 PM
To:     RPG400-L@midrange.com
Subject:        Re: More on Call or Bound Call

Buzz,

Does your boss ever ask you to write something new?  If so (of course he
does), it's easy: 'Ah, I'm afraid that is technically impossible/would cost
me two weeks in RPG III.  Now if I could use RPG IV ...'

As for my code not being 'critiqued':  why should it be?  It is perfect!
(Although some of my colleagues get to read it and sometimes have very
annoying questions).

Joep Beckeringh


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Van: Buzz Fenner <bfenner@jonesborocwl.org>
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Verzonden: donderdag 19 augustus 1999 17:10
Onderwerp: More on Call or Bound Call


> I appreciate all of the feedback from Joel, Jon, Scott, Joep, and David
> (hope I didn't forget anyone).  I have two goals in putting these types 
of
> posts on the discussion group.  One, as you may guess from the subject
> matter of my original post, is to gather useful information pertaining to
> performance advantages of RPG IV over RPG III.  Second, will be to find
> opcodes, bif's, etc., that provide added functionality over what my shop
> has now using RPG III.  However, I have to sell my boss on making a move
> towards RPG IV, and he will be a hard sell coming from the "If it ain't
> broke...," point of view.  Plus, I'm in a Catch 22 situation: How do I
> learn without writing new code vs. the mind set of not changing the 
status
> quo.  (I realize I'm flogging a dead horse here, and I'm getting away 
from
> the subject at hand).  So, I'm gathering ammunition and hopefully will
> choose my battles wisely.
>
> Also, I take no offense with any criticism of my syntax.  After all, if
> other people (with you guys being the experts) don't see what you do, it
> never gets critiqued!
>
> Buzz Fenner
> bfennerNS@jonesborocwl.org
> Remove NS to reply
>
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