Using [NOT] RECORD filename EXISTS

[John Webster]

Well it's obvious. Depending on how fast you type I reckon the only saving
is how long it takes you to type "NOT", so the first version is quicker...

My understanding is that there's a record retrieval flag attached to the
buffer that gets set after an attempt is made to retrieve a record, so it
doesn't matter how you test it - it comes down to the C code used to test
TRUE/FALSE.

The first version is also much more elegant prose.

John W
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From:	Robert J.M. Edis
Sent:	July 18, 2000 9:46 AM
To:	'powerh-l@list.swau.edu'
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Subject:	Using [NOT] RECORD filename EXISTS

G'day all

Can anyone tell me which is more efficient and results in better
performance, if at all, of the following syntax options please?


DEFINE d_xyz CHAR*1 = "Y" IF RECORD abc EXISTS ELSE "N"

Vs.

DEFINE d_xyz CHAR*1 = "N" IF NOT RECORD abc EXISTS ELSE "Y"

Regards,

Blue
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