Re: Variable parameter type

["David Morris" <dmorris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Denis,

Assuming you mean RPGIV, it is not possible at this time.  Even if you could, 
you still need to be able to retrieve the attributes of what was passed.  At 
this 
point operational descriptors are not supported for all data types in RPGIV.  
To me this is the number one area where RPGIV is lacking functionality.  To 
do this you can pass a pointer, but you still have to retrieve the attributes 
to 
do anything meaningful with the data.  To retrieve the attributes, you need to 
know what type you are working with.  You can store the attributes externally 
in a file or something, write multiple procedures, or use different code for 
different types.  

David Morris

>>> "Denis Robitaille" <DRobitaille@cascades.com> 11/17 7:05 AM >>>
Hello all, on a project i am working on, i need to write a program or procedure 
that will return a value. The type of the value returned depends on the 
parameters passed. It can be a number, a caracter string or a booleean. I would 
like to avoied declaring 3 parameters for each possible type of values. I 
tought that i may use a pointer, but i am not sure.

Any suggestions?

Denis Robitaille
Cascades inc.
Tel: 819-363-5187
DRobitaille@cascades.com 


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