Re: ovrprtf inside a RPG service program

hi Nick,

It sounds like your OVRPRTF and your OPEN are in the same module. Are they also in the same procedure?

You only need to muck with OVRSCOPE if your override needs to cross call-stack or activation group boundaries. If it's occurring in the same routine of the same module, there are no call stack issues. If it's occuring in the same program/srvpgm, then there also can't be activation group boundaries.

Not sure why you'd get the "Keyword OPNSCOPE is not valid" -- but it's really hard to troubleshoot a mistake you made in your code without seeing your code...


Nick Arndt wrote:

Hi all,


I have a situation where I need to execute an ovrprtf from with in a service
program running in batch. The following OVRPRTF command doesent seem to
take effect at all:

OVRPRTF FILE(FILLRECDOC) OUTQ(I9FORM) SAVE(*YES)

I thought that was because I am running this in a service program so I added
the keywords OVRSCOPE(*CALLLVL) OPNSCOPE(*ACTGRPDFN)

and I get the following messages

Keyword OPNSCOPE not valid for this command
Keyword OVRSCOPE not valid for this command

The activation group for the service program is *CALLER

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks