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Re: List APIs and addresses

that was why the quote was 'funny'

----- Original Message -----
From: Hall, Philip <phall@spss.com>
To: <mi400@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 12:18 AM
Subject: RE: [MI400] List APIs and addresses


> > > SETSPPFP (for a *USRSPC) also works at all security levels.
> > > 1) RSLVSP to object (type x1934)
> > > 2) SETSPPFP to objects associated space (where the data is)
> >
> > Using the API in RPG is less lines of code ;-)
> > sure. Here is a funny quote from the API docs:
> > The Retrieve Pointer to User Space (QUSPTRUS) API retrieves
> > a pointer to the contents of a user-domain user space. The data
> > in that user space then can be directly manipulated by high-level
> > language programs that support pointers, such as C or COBOL.
>
> The doc are so 'out dated' as you know, ILE/RPG now allows you to use
> pointers as badly as in any other language that lets you shoot yourself in
> the foot ;-)
>

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