RE: Library question...

[Chris Bipes <rpg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Use a command to get to the program.  This can add both the current library
and product library to the job during execution of the command.  When the
command is complete, the libraries are automatically removed.  


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-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Langston [mailto:jlangston@conexfreight.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 10:40 AM
To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
Subject: Library question...


On our system we have a number of libraries,
too many.  There is a START program everyone
runs automatically when they sign on to add the
standard libraries to their library list.

There are a number of production libraries, however,
that are not in the library list and programs have to
be called from these.  I am currently re-writing one
such program that calls a number of PGM files all
in the same library.

Currently, the program is called from a menu using
the library/program name (CALL  BSTONE/SOMEPRG)
which then does some stuff, calls another program
(BSTONE/SOMEOTHERPRG) which then adds
BSTONE and another library to the library list to call
yet a few more programs.

This is not all intuitive unless you get down into the
source code and see the programs that call others using
the LIBRARY/PROGRAM convention, and finding
which use the library list, etc...

My question is: What is the best way to handle this?
Should the initial program add the programs to the
library list, then call the others?  Or should it CHGCURLIB
and then call them?  Or should all the programs use
the LIBRARY/PROGRAM designation?

Any and all opinions are welcome here.

Regards,

Jim Langston
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