Re: procedure parameter names

[Simon Coulter <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 20/05/2010, at 9:05 PM, Larry Ducie wrote:

> Having said that, RPG supports (IIRC) variable names up to 4096  
> bytes long.

True.

> This is the longest supported (and documented) variable name length  
> that I am aware of in any programming language. I can only think  
> that the ability to code a variable with a name 4096 bytes long is a  
> case of Barbara et al showing off in a grand fashion, more than out  
> of any kind of necessity on the developer's part. A slight but  
> welcome over-compensation methinks - the compiler team equivalent of  
> buying a sports car at 40. ;-)

Nope, supposedly a customer request/requirement. I presume some sort  
of code generator that got carried away with names. Barbara would know  
more. Many languages with so-called long name support actually only  
tolerate long names and require them to be unique within the first n  
characters where n is some number less than the tolerated size.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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