RE: QCMDEXC Wrapper (was: RE: OVRPRTF within RPGILE)

Sorry, my mistake.  I assumed you were making a subprocedure.

So, why not make it a subprocedure?  You're not really gaining much that I
can tell without it.  (Wait, haven't we had this discussion before?)

Brad

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas Handy [mailto:dhandy1@bellsouth.net]
> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 10:26 AM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: QCMDEXC Wrapper (was: RE: OVRPRTF within RPGILE)
> 
> 
> Brad,
> 
> >Leave the length parm out of it.  No need for it.  You can 
> determine that in
> >the subprocedure itself.
> 
> There is a need for it -- this was not a subprocedure, it was 
> a prototype to an
> external program.  And while you could make a subprocedure 
> which accepted only a
> varying length string, this adds another call level which 
> means it is not a
> direct replacement for the external program prototype.  When 
> using OVRxxx you
> would then have to increase the scope level of the override
> 
> Doug
> 
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