RE: Using *OMIT & *NOPASS

maybe that's unclear -

you'd do this with *nopass:

>> Proc X (a, b)

Phil



--- Phil Groschwitz <sublime78ska@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Proc X (a, b *nopass, c *nopass)
> > >
>
> I think if you use *nopass, you can't pass anymore
> arguments (beyond the first *nopass).  For that
> you've
> got to use *omit.
>
> Phil
>
> --- Scott Mildenberger <Smildenber@Washcorp.com>
> wrote:
> > I think you will have to use %parms to tell how
> many
> > parms you received, I
> > usually use a select statement when there are
> > multiple possibilities.  One
> > possibility would be if you can default the parms
> > for the second call, you
> > would still have to use %parms to determine
> whether
> > the default was needed
> > but you would only have to code the call's
> > themselves in one spot.  It would
> > be handy at times to be able to code the procedure
> > interface so that a
> > default is used for a parm if it isn't passed by
> the
> > caller.
> >
> > Scott Mildenberger
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: David Gibbs [mailto:dgibbs@mks.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 8:57 AM
> > > To: 'RPG400 Mailing List'
> > > Subject: Using *OMIT & *NOPASS
> > >
> > >
> > > Folks:
> > >
> > > I've got a bit of a quandary... We've been
> writing
> > a number
> > > procedures that
> > > have a variable number of parameters.
> > >
> > > These procedures, in turn, call other procedures
> > that also
> > > have a variable
> > > number of parameters.  The two procedures have
> > very similar (if not
> > > identical) parameter lists ... but the called
> > parameter might call a
> > > different procedure based on a control file.
> > >
> > > I made the erroneous conclusion that if a
> > parameter was not
> > > passed, it's
> > > address would be set to *NULL (similar to
> passing
> > *OMIT).
> > >
> > > So, the question is ... what is the best way to
> > handle
> > > possibility unpassed
> > > parameters without having to code a complex
> > structure of "if
> > > %parms > 2,
> > > call w/ 3 params, if %parms > 3, call w/ 4
> > params", etc?
> > >
> > > Here's a quick pseudocode of what we are
> doing...
> > >
> > > Program Z
> > >
> > > callp x(a,b)
> > >
> > > end pgm z
> > >
> > > Proc X (a, b *nopass, c *nopass)
> > >
> > > if control file say one thing
> > >   return Y (a,b,c)
> > > else
> > >   return W (a,b,c)
> > > endif
> > >
> > > end proc X
> > >
> > > Proc Y (a, b *nopass, c *nopass)
> > >
> > > do stuff
> > >
> > > end proc Y
> > >
> > > Proc W (a, b *nopass, c *nopass)
> > >
> > > do other stuff
> > >
> > > end proc Y
> > >
> > >
> > > david
> > >
> > > --
> > > David Gibbs
> > > Sr. Software Engineer
> > > MKS, Inc.
> > > 2500 S. Highland Ave, Suite 200
> > > Lombard, IL  60148
> > > (630) 495-2108 x5004
> > >
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> > >
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