Re: Data area question

>From the manual:
A data structure defined with a U in position 23 of the definition 
specifications indicates that the data structure is a data area. You may 
specify the DTAARA keyword for a data area data structure, if specified 
you can use the IN, OUT and UNLOCK operation codes to specify further 
operations for the data area. The data area is automatically read and 
locked at program initialization time, and the contents of the data 
structure are written to the data area when the program ends with LR on.

Only slightly confusing, but if you drop the U and use the DTAARA keyword 
instead do all your problems disappear?

Rob Berendt
-- 
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary 
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." 
Benjamin Franklin 




"Malchow, Grizzly" <GMalchow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Is it better to define a data area with the *DTAARA    DEFINE, or is
better do it in the D specs? Or is it just a matter of preference? I've
noticed that when it is done in the D specs, the program accesses it
with out the IN op code. We're getting errors because a data area is
locked when other programs go to access the data area. 

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