Programmer Tip: The truth about indicators

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April 07, 2004 Published by  Search400.com Programmer Tips Issue Sponsored By: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance - A Free White Paper Profound Logic Software's RPG Smart Pages (RPGsp) IN THIS ISSUE: The truth about indicators Use function keys without response indicators Indicator data structure for display file indicators > 99 elements The ins and outs of *INLR Record locking using READE in RPG February/March winners announced Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance dates are looming - is your organization ready? Many SOX requirements can be addressed by an enterprise-wide software configuration management system. Aldon's suite of solutions goes further than most change management products by providing a single point of observation and control. SOX help is just a click away. The truth about indicators [Search400.com] by Paul Tuohy Frequently you hear programmers say it's better to not use indicators in RPG IV. However, that simply isn't true. In fact, indicators are a lot more powerful in RPG IV, and we should use them more -- not less. Use function keys without response indicators [Search400.com] If you want to cut down on the number of indicators used in your program and make it easier to read and maintain, Search400.com member Jonathan Mason says you should code your display files not to use response indicators and make use of the device dependent I/O feedback area of the File Information Data Structure instead. Indicator data structure for display file indicators > 99 elements [Search400.com] To avoid the use of numeric indicators in RPGLE, Search400.com member Jan De Weer created an indicator data structure for display file indicators. The ins and outs of *INLR [Search400.com] John Kohan takes a look at a couple ways you can use the last record indicator (*INLR) to your advantage. Record locking using READE in RPG [Search400.com] "Klagan" wondered whether the READE op code in RPG tries to lock the next record prior to setting on the error indicator if the key is not equal. Search400.com expert John Brandt was on hand to offer some advice. TIPS: February/March winners announced The results you've been waiting for are finally here... The top winner for Search400.com's Tips Contest for February and March is Richard Cranston. Richard won a Logitech MX700 Cordless Optical Mouse and was added to our Hall of Fame for his tip: Display remote output queues Congratulations also to our runner-up winners: Jean-Marie Sauvageot, Mike Poweleit and Ramil Arceo. View all winning tips in Search400.com's Hall of Fame. New contest for April : This month we're giving away Motorola Talkabout T5950 rechargeable two-way radios. You can win this awesome prize by submitting the best tip in April. If you win these radios, you'll enjoy clear communication from up to five miles away, and you will have the ability to scan through eight NOAA frequencies for local weather and emergency broadcasts. Submit a tip in April and become eligible to win. Web Development with RPG is easier than ever! RPG Smart Pages (RPGsp) is the first and only Web Development Environment for RPG programmers. With RPGsp, developers are able to create Browser Applications in record time while reusing their existing RPG skills and code. Download a Free Trial or schedule a Live Demo today! TOPICS: User poll: Finding skilled iSeries pros Are you finding it increasingly difficult to find skilled iSeries pros? Cast your vote and let us know. TOPICS: Search400.com's search engine Is Google one of your favorite search tools? We've partnered with Google to make our iSeries-specific search engine even better. Why waste time slogging through irrelevant search results? Try our search engine for the most targeted iSeries results. Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by Search400.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Programmer Tips": Go to unsubscribe: http://search400.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-17&ad=479706 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: Search400 MemberServices 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494