RE: SRVPGM: USROPN file or not

User Controlled Open (USROPN) gives you the ability to avoid having RPG
IV automatically open the file for you, using the RPG cycle.

Service program do not have an RPG Cycle embedded in them.

The ability to use the OPEN and CLOSE operation codes has nothing to do
with the USROPN keyword. A file could be opened outside of the program
or in your case, Service program.

Bob Cozzi
cozzi@rpgiv.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com]
On
> Behalf Of Andrew Lutz
> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 1:49 PM
> To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: SRVPGM: USROPN file or not
>
> Would you ever want to close the file?
>
> If the answer is yes, then USROPN is the way to go.
>
>
>
> Andrew Lutz
> Database Administrator
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>
> >>> marcin.drozdowski@big.pl 03/07/02 11:40AM >>>
> Procedure in my SRVPGM is called frequently, both from batch (server)
> and interactive jobs. RPGLE programs are running in named activation
group.
> IMHO it's good idea _not_ to declare files in SRVPGM with USROPN, but
> compiler says: "Files should be closed explicitly when NOMAIN is
> specified on the Control specification".
> The message has severity 10 and SRVPGM is created.
> Will it have any bad influences?
>
> Thanks for advice.
> Marcin Drozdowski
>
>
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