Dennis
I have no idea why your code should not compile ... I always use plenty of
whitespace and, yes, for the past 15+ years I've been using mixed case. For
good reasons - once you get used to ie (and that *IS* the caveat) it's much
quicker to scan. That's why all modern languages use it.
Of course, people who haven't taken time to get used to it, or don't use the
huge number of client or web languages that use mixed case, don't see the
benefit. If you're coming from an upper case only environment, you need time
to train your brain to read it.
Mixed casing has been on UniVerse since the year dot whereas UniData has
only just emerged from the stone age on this one.
Personally, since I spend much of my time in C#, Delphi, VB, PHP. mvScript
etc. I much prefer to read:
Fin = @False
Loop
ReadNext CustId Else Fin = @True
Until Fin Do
ReadU CustomerRec From CUSTOMER.F, CustId Then
GoSub CalculateOrderTotal
End Else
Release CUSTOMER.F, CustId
End
Repeat
RETURN
Than:
FIN = 0
LOOP
READNEXT CUSTID ELSE FIN = 0
UNTIL FIN DO
READU CUSTOMERREC FROM CUSTOMER.F, CUSTID THEN
GOSUB 1000
END ELSE
RELEASE CUSTOMER.F,CUSTID
END
REPEAT
RETURN
As I say, it's partly what you're used to and what you're prepared to learn.
But there is another important argument: what the rest of the world is used
to. Every other language in popular use today uses mixed case. Part of what
I try to do - through the U2UG, training, articles etc - is to present U2 as
a modern business platform. Anything that *looks* old, however effective,
makes that more difficult and it is in all our interests to keep pushing
that message.
Now, I'm not suggesting that you convert any old code to mixed case, or that
you start to insert mixed case into existing code. But for new ventures, it
makes sense to work with what has been frequently proven to be best. I know
we like to live in a technology bubble, but there are things we can learn
from the rest of the industry.
Regards
Brian
> -----Original Message-----
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> Dennis Bartlett
> Sent: 08 March 2008 10:18
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [U2] blank lines in code / mixed case
>
> How come my code won't compile if there are blank lines in
> it? And yet when I find source on the net it has blank lines in it?
>
> and while we're at it, what is the case for / against using
> lower or upper case code, and what do I need to set to allow
> this to happen?
>
> Thanks
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