RE: What's the difference?

I should have given an example.  Below I have an example of a sub-procedure
doing a chain to a file (DB separation concept).  If I want to lock the file
I pass the last parameter.  If I don't want it locked I don't even have to
know that there is a last parameter.  If I tried to do this from one program
to another vs from a program to sub-procedure I would get a "pointer not
set. . ." type message.  Correct me if I am wrong.

     P chainFile01     B                   export
     D chainFile01     pi             1
     D  pKey1                         3  0 value
     D  pKey2                         3  0 value
     D  pKey3                        20    value
     D  pLock                         1    value options(*nopass)
      *------------------
     C     kFile01       klist
     C                   kfld                    pKey1
     C                   kfld                    pKey2
     C                   kfld                    pKey3

     C                   if        %parms = 3 or pLock = *off
     C     kFile01       chain(n)  File01
     C                   else
     C     kFile01       chain     File01
     C                   endif

     C                   return    %found(File01)
      *-------------------------------
     P chainFile01     E

Program that uses above sub-procedure:
 * lock the file
C          callp      chainFile01(Key1:Key2:Key3:*on)
 * dont lock the file
C          callp      chainFile01(Key1:Key2:Key3)


Aaron Bartell

-----Original Message-----
From: Buck Calabro [mailto:Buck.Calabro@commsoft.net]
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 9:56 AM
To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
Subject: RE: What's the difference?


>To add to Buck's list I also like the ability
>to NOT pass a parameter if it is not needed
>-- options(*nopass).

The called program can test %parms just like a subprocedure can, so I think
this works for procs and progs.

c     *entry        plist
c                   parm                    inCount

c                   if        %parms < 1
c                   eval      loopLimit = 1000
c                   else
c                   eval      loopLimit = inCount
c                   endif

  --buck
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