RE: rpg style question

["Dennis Lovelady" <iseries@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Then, maybe in another module,etc
>
> IF MyFlag <> gYES;
>     Don't do stuff;
> ELSE;
>     Do stuff;
> Endif
>
> Comments?

My first comment is that double negatives (if something not equal yes then..
else..) drive me up a wall.  Maybe it's just me, but at a minimum the cases
should be reversed.  If = no then ... else ...

But that's not your (main) point.  Like you, I still see people coding that
way (using Y/N flag rather than *On/*Off conditions), and that makes me sad.
The one benefit I have seen to the approach is that you can add a new value
to the non-indicator test while with indicators you are struck with
true/false conditions.  But to me that's not enough benefit.  The If TRUE
... ELSE ... will always be simpler, and (if done properly) is not a matter
of subjective interpretation.   What does "MYFIELD = 'X'" mean, after all?
Wouldn't customerPastDue make more sense?

Dennis Lovelady
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