RE: if statement brain cramp

Props to everyone. BUT my guiding point is that, even if I (and you)
understand the complexity/ambiguity, the logic should be clear and concise.
Who knows who will be reading it later? And what about when dementia sets
in?

Jerry C. Adams
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-----Original Message-----
From: RPG400-L [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jon
Paris
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 10:17 AM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)
Subject: Re: if statement brain cramp

So you'd have a problem with coding:

If Not NotFound;

<grin>

And yes - I have seen that in production code.


Jon Paris

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www.SystemiDeveloper.com

On Feb 27, 2019, at 11:01 AM, dlclark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

"RPG400-L" <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 02/27/2019
09:25:49 AM:

On 2/27/2019 8:23 AM, Jeff Crosby wrote:

Is this valid

if not ( SML010 <> 5 and M1PLIN = *blanks);

Completely valid.

I use that kind of logic all the time.

Though valid, they would absolutely shoot you at this shop if
you code that kind of double-negative cr*p (as they call it).


Sincerely,

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