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...and let's not forget *PSSR, which you can (and *should*) use within any
procedure that does any 'work'.

That's all I have to say - I've done the "subroutines vs. subprocedures"
debate too much. As Joe says, they both have their place.

On 8/10/07, Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Not to argue the point, but I've found a really nice use for
subroutines. I
use subroutines INSIDE of procedures to break out repetitive code or
simply
top keep the mainline of the procedure down when the code is complex. The
subroutines can access any of the procedure's local variables, much the
same
way that methods can use private class variables.

It allows me to share variables among parts of the code without having to
explicitly pass them up and down the stack. It's a tradeoff, because if
one
of the subroutines modifies the variable then it's technically a side
effect, which should be avoided, but in reality it can be a real time
saver
not having to prototype a bunch of procedures that are only used in one
place.

Joe

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