Basing Pointers

[Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxx]

 >> Or my original suggestion, BASED variables at run-time!

I don't know of any language that would let you do this.  COBOL for example will
allow you to specify the base at run time but _only_ if the variable was
originally based.  i.e. in the COBOL LINKAGE section.  This gives some
additional flexibility because definitions such as those in QSYSINC can be
copied into the linkage section and can therefore have their address set at run
time.  But this is only because the basing pointer is "hidden" by the compiler
and referenced via the "Address of" syntax.  Similarly with C you can only
change the address of a variable that was originally pointer based.

The only real difference with RPG is that you have to give the basing pointer
for a given variable a name and therefore if someone (Rochester) has already
built the copy member you can't add that syntax and have to use an alternate
approach.  That is why I suggested to Bruce that they look at changing the
includes so as not to include the DS line.  That would let you do exactly what
you want.

I still think the easy answer if for you just to copy/modify the includes (and
add it to your list of "must do with new release") to include the based keyword.



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