Re: [U2] Multiple OPEN statements

[Roger Glenfield]

Since there are no gotos, some might call that 'structured'.    Bleech.

Roger
Mark Johnson wrote:

Me again.

I just acquired a new client and found an interesting programming style that
for the life of me I cannot understand why anyone in their right mind would do
such a thing.

Not on all programs but it seems that for programs that open less than 4-5
files, the programmer continues the logic in the THEN section of the open
statement. Example:

OPEN FILE1 TO F.FILE1 THEN
   OPEN FILE2 TO F.FILE2 THEN
       OPEN FILE3 TO F.FILE3 THEN
           EOF=0
           LOOP READNEXT ID ELSE EOF=1 UNTIL EOF DO
           PROCESS, PROCESS, PROCESS
           REPEAT
       END ELSE PRINT "CAN'T OPEN FILE3"
   END ELSE PRINT "CAN'T OPEN FILE2"
END ELSE PRINT "CAN'T OPEN FILE1"
END

There could be 200-300 lines between the OPEN for FILE3 and its error message.

Now I know that Pick is pretty loose and forgiving. But what could be the
sanity behind this.

Just curious.

Thanks
Mark Johnson
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