Re: Passing Parameters

Don Wereschuk wrote:

I apologies to the list for taking up some of their time on something that seems so stupid to the rest of you and be assured that I won't bother the list again with such trivial matters.

Don:

IMO, never apologize for a sincere question that is asked. If a good-sized thread comes out of it, you can feel sure that a LOT of others are following it. Many are learning.

Joe's latest comments on this were on the mark.

I certainly hope that none of my attempts at discussing your original question came across as either condescending or expressing irritation.

It's almost impossible to choose words that are appropriate for the level of knowledge on the other end when dialogs begin. It takes a while to read multiple posts and to build up the image.

Some here might be 30+ year veterans who are just starting to get into pointers or internal/external procs or various APIs. Others might be newbies in i5/OS but well grounded in UNIX. Others might be total newbies learning their first language and trying to grasp the differences among MOVE, MOVEL and EVAL. The same wording might come from each and each might get a very different impression of any given response.

What's worse, a response might be created simply on a bad day -- poor choice of words that would have been different a day later.

What's better, though, an issue like yours can come into the list and it starts a lot of posts back and forth. Very good info collects under the thread. Along the line, corrections and clarifications add up. Everybody benefits.

Take stuff that's useful and ignore what isn't. That's about all any of us hope for.

Looking forward to your next question. If I learn as much from it as I did from the comments in this thread, it'll be well worth it.

Tom Liotta