RE: actgrp for service program

Keith,

Good point.  Though I can kind of see a reason for allowing the BNDDIR to be
specified one the module even if it isn't really made use of until the
CRTPGM/CRTSRVPGM.

Charles


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Carpenter [mailto:CarpCon@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 5:31 PM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: Re: actgrp for service program
> 
> 
> Here's why I asked...
> 
> If you think about it, specifying a BNDDIR on a module is 
> really a directive
> (reference) for PGM/SRVPGM creation.   It's not needed for 
> module creation.
> 
> With the V5R3, CRTPGM's default for ACTGRP was changed from 
> *NEW to *ENTMOD
> (entry module).  *ENTMOD determines whether to use QILE, 
> QILETS or *NEW
> based on the main (entry) module's language type (ie. RPG, Cobol, C)
> 
> It would seem that _IF_ an ACTGRP could be specified at 
> module creation,
> then a CRTPGM ACTGRP(*ENTMOD) _COULD_ use this value rather 
> than the new
> defaults (QILE or *NEW).
> 
> Just a suggestion.
> 
> 
> Keith
> 
>