Re: Named Activation Groups (was: DoW (WAS DoU...))

Are ODPs big performance boosters? In RPG III I wrote a lot of programs
that returned without LR on. I've never really considered using ODPs. Let
me give you an example to see if you think an ODP will apply:

I have a file maintenance application made of more than one program. PGM1
builds a subfile over FILE1 using it as input only. The user takes an
option to edit a record in FILE1. The key values are extracted from the
subfile rec and passed to PGM2 which opens FILE1 with update capabilities.
PGM2 is a single record display. When the user is finished I return to PGM1
with LR off in case PGM2 is going to used again. PGM1 chains the file,
updates the subfile rec and goes about it's business.

I think I can answer my own question. I should have chained to the record
in PGM1 called PGM2 updated the record and returned, right?

In ILE PGM1 and PGM2 become MODULE1 and MODULE2 in PGM1. I use CallP
instead.

So, should I be using ODPs?

Patrick Conner
www.ConnecTown.com
(828) 244-0822



                                                                                
               
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We use a full shared ODP on every file in the application.  We also use a
lot of program calls that
return without setting on LR and it's to provide performance that rivals a
monolithic program
design.


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