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  • Subject: RE: File/Service Program/Data Structure Problem...
  • From: jpcarr@xxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 09:49:15 -0400



It may have to do with the fact of local vs global variables.    File
Fields names are global, but you can have
a local variable with the same name.    You will  in that case (in the
procedure)  not be able to access the global fields.
You will only get the local one with the same name.   In Java you  have a
"THIS" clause to differentiate between
local and global but we don't have that in RPG.

The RPG Reference manual has a good example of where this could kill you
when using Keylists in
a procedure.

John Carr

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Funny thing is, which I also responded to someone else, in the SErvice
program I tried prefixing the data structure and it STILL didn't update the
file fields.

I am using the same file in the program and service program.  Program uses
AG QILE, Service Program uses *CALLER.  File pointers change, etc... but
the
fields don't. It's really quite odd.

I'm going to try running the service program in a different AG to see if
that helps, but I am guessing it shouldn't make a difference.

Hans, Barbara, any ideas?


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