Re: WHAT was IBM THINKING?!?!?, Re: QSYGETPH API

James,

Personally, I'd expect the API to crash if called with too
> parameters. 


Why? If you use CALL in RPG/400 and call another RPG program and pass more 
parameters than it expects, the call stack can get extra entries but the 
subprogram will typically just ignore them. True, you *could* have the 
program test the parameter count and if over the number expected issue an 
error. But do you write your programs that way? I test the parm count when I 
want parms to be optional, but only to safeguard references to unpassed 
values. I don't ever recall checking and issuing an error when too many are 
passed.

This isn't like a prototyped call to a procedure interface. It is an 
external program call. Why would you expect the API to crash? Do you write 
your programs to crash if too many parameters are passed? (This isn't meant 
to sound holier than thou -- just an honest question. I've never seen any 
program which issued an error in this scenario. But perhaps I just live too 
sheltered of a life.)

Oh, and I never once said that there are V2R3 customers
> beating a path to our doorstep. 



It was Rob who said V2R3, though it was apparently meant to say V5R3, hence 
my sarcasm and :) emoticon in my tongue in cheek reply.

Doug