Re: How can I tell what parameters are required by a program? -- MIDRANGE-L

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From: Joe Teff <JoeTeff@earthlink.net>

> Does anyone know of a technique to see what parameters are required
> in a compiled program? I do not have the source. I want to find out what
> attributes (type and size) are required for each parm. I've looked through
> APIs but have not found one that could tell me this.

There is none. This question comes up regularly. You can disassemble
the program with SST and often deduce the parameter types by looking
at the RISC code.




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