Re: Using CALLB with a Service Program

Hi, Joe:

On Fri, 4 Jun 1999, Joe Teff wrote:

> I have always understood that a CALLB was a 'bind by copy'
> where a copy of all the modules involved were copied into a

No, that's close but not quite right.  CALLB can also be bound by
reference, and that's why your program will function correctly.  The
service program is "activated" when your program is called, and the bind
is performed at that point.

Do I have that right, Jon?
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