Re: QSRLSAVF format SAVF0100 -- RPG400-L

Subject: Re: QSRLSAVF format SAVF0100
From: Joep Beckeringh <joep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 00:33:12 +0100
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Bob Cozzi wrote:

Oh, and you might want to try to avoid using the "B" data types for the
subfields, that's a little like using conditioning indicators. Use "I" data
types instead and try to use length notation instead of from-to columns.
-Bob


Bob,

I don't think it is a very good idea to use length notation for an API data structure. The layout is not defined by the programmer, but by IBM, so you better have your positions right. Imagine using length notation and commenting one line out.

Joep Beckeringh

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RE: QSRLSAVF format SAVF0100 , Bob Cozzi
Re: QSRLSAVF format SAVF0100 , Carsten Flensburg

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