RE: Subroutines vs Subprocedures was RE: Indicators

Barbara,

I seem to remember trying to use a data structure defined using LIKEREC in a 
subprocedure and the compiler not accepting it.  IIRC I had to move it into the 
global definitions for the program.  If that's true how does defining a data 
structure with LIKEREC allow I/O without accessing global variables?  Maybe I'm 
not understanding the definition of global?

Rick

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Subject: Re: Subroutines vs Subprocedures was RE: Indicators


Joe Lee wrote:
> ... There are many instances where you must access the global field
> variables, for instance any time you do a file I/O operation in the
> subprocedure you have no choice but to access the global field
> variables. 
> ...

Starting in V5R2 you can do I/O to a record format without accessing any
global fields by using a LIKEREC data structure in the result field.  In
V5R3, the rules are somewhat relaxed: you can use an
externally-described DS and you can specify a result DS for I/O to an
externally-described file name.

The file and record name are still global, though.  And the PSDS, INFDS,
INDDS etc. also have to be global.