Re: Free Form RPG Opinions Wanted

[Douglas Handy <dhandy1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe,

>         MOVEL     WKFLD1        OUTFLD
>or alternately (assuming outfld is 10A and wkfld1 is 3P0):
>      %subst(outfld:8:3) = %editc(wkfld1:'X');

If the orginal code was a MOVEL, why are you changing bytes 8-10 of outfld
instead of bytes 1-3?

>I say no it's not, because with a little
>bit of help, it could easily be all fixed or all free without having to work
>in the arcane %subst and %editc syntax.

Arcane?  My Webster defines arcane as:

  1.  hidden or secret
  2.  understood by only a few; esoteric

IMHO, it is the rules of MOVE/MOVEL which are hidden, secret, or commonly
misunderstood.  And yes, I do (think I) know them as I've used them for over 20
years.

I'd call the the MOVEL operation arcane, not the implicit EVAL.

Doug