Returning a Pointer to a Data Structure from a Function

by Steven Gray

Working with pointers can be a challenge. As iSeries developers using RPG, we need challenges to keep our bragging rights, but most of our day-to-day decisions are based on real business needs and long-term practicality. And though we know RPG can do almost everything C++ can do, none of us wants some maintenance programmer to suffer with something we wrote years ago just to prove our manliness. Nor do we want to untangle something we ourselves wrote when we were youthful and adventurous.

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Get with the Times

Hey, Ted:

It's true that there are many ways to skin a cat, but some are more modern than others. I would like to share a more modern way to view spool files than the ones that were mentioned in Midrange Guru.

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Reader Feedback and Insights: Reader Prefers DDS

Hey, Ted:

I still use DDS to define my files, despite all the press about using SQL. One of the reasons, until recently, was that when I use ad hoc SELECT statements to display data, using the "AS" clause for column headings forces me to use an underscore where I really wanted a space between words (for example, "employee name" rather than "employee_name").