Another good suggestion: Use: LAST=DCOUNT(ARRAY,CHAR(253)) FOR I=1 TO LAST blah NEXT I instead of FOR I=1 TO DCOUNT(ARRAY,CHAR(253))
I know that REMOVE is pretty promoted here but most times I use a FOR/NEXT loop because I don't want to maintain a separate mv variable for using any other associated attributes. My 1 cent. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith W. Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 5:14 PM Subject: RE: [U2] Good Programming Practice Question......... > I most heartily agree! Numbers in the labels don't elucidate; they merely > increase the length. And I'm pretty sure I know that "U" comes somewhere > after "S". :) > > My $0.02 (on issues ancillary to the code itself) ... > > - make your BP files Type19 (DIR), so you can edit them outside of U2 using > whatever cotton-pickin' editor you like > > - use source code control; absolutely anything is better than nothing, and > there are good free ones for all platforms > > - agree on an indentation scheme and stick to it as a group, else get/create > a beautifier which enforces the chosen standards before code checkin > > -Keith > > ----Original Message---- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill_H > Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [U2] Good Programming Practice Question......... > > > Kevin: > > > > Not if you alphabetize the labels; then it works just like numeric. > > :-) > > > > Bill > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin King > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:04 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: RE: [U2] Good Programming Practice Question......... > >> > >> And here's where the conflict begins. When looking through a > >> big program, I much prefer numeric labels in order with comments vs. > >> alphanumeric labels. With numeric labels in order you find > >> 1800 and if you're looking for 2000 you know to look farther > >> down, 1000, go up. > >> With alpha labels if you find SELECT.FILE and are looking for > >> UPDATE.FILES, you have nothing but experience to know whether > >> to look up or down from there. > >> > >> Numeric labels are good. Not ordering or commenting them is > >> bad. And not putting comments around all labels to make them > >> more easily distinguished from the rest of the program is > >> near unforgiveable. > >> > >> -K > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allen E. > >> Elwood Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 12:40 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: RE: [U2] Good Programming Practice Question......... > >> > >> My addition to this would be to use alphanumeric labels, and > >> to *have* a main calling section. A main calling section > >> that looks like: > >> > >> GOSUB OPEN.AND.INIT > >> GOSUB SELECT.FILE > >> GOSUB PRE-PROCESS.VALIDITY.CHECKS > >> GOSUB PRINT.INVOICES > >> GOSUB UPDATE.FILES > >> > >> Looks so much better and is so easier to figure out than > >> > >> GOSUB 100 > >> a bunch of statements > >> a bunch of statements > >> a bunch of statements > >> GOSUB 1250 > >> a bunch of statements > >> a bunch of statements > >> a bunch of statements > >> GOSUB 1375 > >> a bunch of statements > >> a bunch of statements > >> a bunch of statements > >> GOSUB 4000 > >> a bunch of statements > >> a bunch of statements > >> a bunch of statements > >> GOSUB 9755 > >> a bunch of statements > >> a bunch of statements > >> a bunch of statements > >> > >> IMNSHO - *=aee=* > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
