Re: Sub Procedures

Thanks for all of the help, I now understand why it is important to keep the
procedure definitions seperate from the main program.


Justin Houchin
Programmer
Reliatek, Inc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel R. Cochran" <jrc@masi-brac.com>
To: <rpg400-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 9:51 AM
Subject: RE: Sub Procedures


> I think you have to view it in terms of scope.  One nice thing about being
> able to do sub-procedures is that you now define local variables instead
of
> global variables.  If you have a main program that uses the variable
> 'Count', your sub-procedure can also use a variable named 'Count' and
never
> worry about overriding what is in the main program.
>
> A procedure can use global variables if it (the procedure) is defined
> internally in the main program or it can define it's own local variables.
>
> Now imagine what would happen if what you are looking for were possible:
I
> have main program A with a field 'Count' defined as 5,0.  Main program B
> also defines it, but as 7,0.  Both program callp sub-procedure C which
needs
> 'Count'.  If the compiler had any way of finding the definition in the
first
> place (which it can't), then how would it know which one to use?  It's a
> moot point anyway because neither A nor B will compile without the C
object
> being compiled and bound to it.
>
> In other words, "It's not a bug it's a feature!" :-)
>
> Joel R. Cochran
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Justin Houchin [mailto:jhouchin9@charter.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 9:34 AM
> > To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> > Subject: Re: Sub Procedures
> >
> >
> > So what you are telling me is that I have to define them
> > twice? And if so,
> > is there another  way to accomplish what I',m trying to do
> > without defining
> > it twice.
> >
> >
> > Justin Houchin
> > Programmer
> > Reliatek, Inc
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter Colpaert" <Peter.Colpaert@honda-eu.com>
> > To: <rpg400-l@midrange.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 8:20 AM
> > Subject: Re: Sub Procedures
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Justin,
> > >
> > > I think it's because the compiler needs to know the field
> > definition at
> > > compile time, and AFAIK there is no way to tell the
> > compiler that this
> > > module will be used in this or that RPG program.
> > >
> > > HTH,
> > >
> > > Peter Colpaert
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> > >
> > > Justin Houchin <jhouchin9@charter.net>@midrange.com on
> > 17/04/2002 15:23:26
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> > > Hi Everyone,
> > >     How come when you create a NOMAIN sub procedure that
> > you have to set
> > up the definitions for a field you are going to use twice?
> > Why can't the sub
> > > procedure use the same definitions that are already
> > specified in the RPG
> > Program?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Justin Houchin
> > > Programmer
> > > Reliatek, Inc
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