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  • Subject: Re: dynamic program CALLS
  • From: John Earl <johnearl@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 19:12:26 -0800

At 06:46 PM 12/2/97 -0500, you wrote:
>
>If PGM_A contains a dynamic call: 'CALL PGM_B'
>and that line of code is executed 1,000 times, does the
>EXACT SAME PROCESS occur 1,000 times?  In other words,
>for each of the 1,000 dynamic calls, does the address of PGM_B have
>to be resolved, does the user's authority to PGM_B have to be checked,
>and whatever else needs to get done..... for each one of the 1,000 CALLs?

If PGM_B ends (In RPG, it sets on LR), then yes, all of those things happen.
If PGM_B is left active, then the program call overhead is negligble.

jte


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>Thanks!
>Dave
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