RE: closing shared files

Is FOP active on the stack when the called program ends?  In other words, do
you call FOP with a program name, then it opens the files, then calls the
top-level program?

Does the problem occur when a program somewhere in the stack ends with LR on
thus closing some of the files?  Is FOP still active on the stack?  Did FOP
actually open the files itself or did it call a little program to do it?

Richard Jackson
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-|-----Original Message-----
-|From: owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com]On
-|Behalf Of Len Lester
-|Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 11:43 AM
-|To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
-|Subject: closing shared files
-|
-|
-|I'm having a problem with shared open data paths...
-|
-|The company standard is SHARE(*YES) on all files.  Most programs do not
-|SETON *INLR when ending.  There is a file opener program (FOP) by which
-|programs are called.  The program to be run is a parameter to the FOP.
-|
-|There is a database of programs and files which contains the
-|files used by a
-|program and the programs called by a program.  Each file and
-|program has a
-|number between 1 and 9999.  The FOP contains two size 9999 by 1
-|byte arrays
-|for programs and files.  When a file or program is opened, it's
-|byte is set
-|to 'X' in the array so a second open is not attempted.
-|
-|When the FOP is called it will open all files for the program and any
-|programs called by the program and so on and then call the program.  The
-|files are all opened for *ALL (IOUD) by the opener.  So if program A uses
-|file F as input only and then calls program B to update file F,
-|the file is
-|open for update and program B will work.
-|
-|Most programs can call an inquiry.  Files used by the inquiries are not
-|opened by the FOP before it calls the program.  However, the inquiry
-|programs are called using the FOP. So, in program B above, if the
-|user wants
-|his inquiry program C, the files it uses are opened for *ALL by the FOP.
-|The user may return to the menu and select an option to update one of the
-|files the inquiry program used.  That file will already be open
-|for *ALL so
-|the update can take place.
-|
-|THE PROBLEM is with a program which sets on LR.  When this
-|program ends, any
-|files opened by the inquiry process are closed.  The tables in
-|the FOP are
-|not changed so it doesn't attempt to open these files again.  If
-|these files
-|are opened, they are opened by the application programs and may be input
-|only.  If an update is later attempted, it will bomb.
-|
-|MY QUESTIONS are:
-|A.  Is this new?  Program FOP opens files and calls program A
-|which calls
-|program B which calls FOP which opens more files and calls
-|program C.  Then
-|these program end.  Program A ends with LR *ON.  The files opened by the
-|second invocation of FOP or by program C are closed.  I don't
-|think it used
-|to be this way.
-|
-|B. Is there a way to keep those files open?
-|
-|
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