Re: %Error and %Error() -- RPG400-L

Subject: Re: %Error and %Error()
From: Barbara Morris <bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:08:48 -0400
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Simon Coulter wrote:

Prior to 510 specifying empty parentheses on a procedure call with no parameters would result in a syntax error. Somewhat silly and corrected in 510. Since BIFs are effectively compiler-supplied procedures it seems reasonable that empty parentheses are allowed on them too--whether this was by design or side-effect only Barbara can say.

By design. If I recall correctly, there was a very brief discussion about whether or not to also allow empty parentheses for BIFs, but no argument because everyone here thought it should be allowed.

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Re: %Error and %Error() , Robert Rogerson

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