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I agree...it's a disadvantage if it's going to be used outside the program.

I'm writing a program now that is chock full of procedures that will
only be used by this program. Don't use subroutines much at all
anymore.

On 5/31/07, David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Michael Ryan wrote:
> You don't...that's the disadvantage of having a subprocedure in a main
> program.

I don't know if I would characterize that as a 'disadvantage' ... I
often use internal procedures in a main program (I like 'em a *LOT* more
than subroutines) ... but with the clear intention that it's only going
to be used within that program.

If I find that the procedure needs to be called from other programs,
I'll move it to a service program and, either delegate the internal
procedure to call the external procedure, or just change the main
program to call the externalized procedure.

david


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