Re: Function Numbering

On Tue, 23 May 1995, Malcolm Weallans wrote: > I think that many people have miised the historical significance of this > scheme. One of the reasons behind function numbering was with some 3GLs > that had to have a unique name in the first 8 columns. By allocating a > unique number at the beginning people could ensure that this uniqueness > was maintained. > 4GLs should not require an archaic standard such as this - but I have --------------- STUFF LEFT OUT --------------- I think I remember having to deal with the uniqueness problem in variable identification under RDS a few years ago. The uniqueness was somewhere out after 18 or 19 characters but it was there. That is probably a moot point by now, but that doesn't mean there might "never" be a point at which we might need to resort to a structure of numeric identifiers to maintain order in things. -- Con Woodall Colorado St. U.; Veterinary Teach. Hosp.; Ft. Collins CO 80523; 303-491-1244 FAX 303-491-1205 cwoodall@vth1.vth.colostate.edu You can do anything with a computer, but you might not want to. --