On Sat, 11 Jul 2020 12:45:16 -0400, Arthur wrote: >On 11 Jul 2020 08:52:59 -0700, (Paul Gilmartin) wrote: > >>/* Not making a non-continued line a special case, >> I'd simplify the loop to: */ >> >>signal on novalue /* Always! */ >>data = '' >>do i = 1 to in.0 >> parse value in.i with l 72 c 73 . >> data = data''l >> if c = ' ' then do >> say data >> data = '' >> end >>end i > >if c = ' ' then exit 0 > I approve. Putting the shorter branch first improves legibility.
>say data >exit 4 /* ended with a continuation */ > Thanks. I'm also uncomfortable that I need "data = ''" twice. I consider the outside-and-inside initialization a maintenance hazard. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
