Commands inside RPG (was RE: authority question....)

midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>   2. RE: authority question.... (rob)
>
>However, why not let RPG handle itself?  When you do it that way you don't
>have to worry about what level of scoping to apply on using QCMDEXC's
>OVRDBF and other functions.  And I think it will be a touch more readable.

I've generally _tried_ to stick with the older separation of control function 
idea. However, when an override is a clear part of the function of a program, 
there's no point in breaking it out into a wrapper.

Now with ILE CL, things are even fuzzier than before. One of my dislikes about 
using QCMDEXC or QCAPCMD regularly has been the interpreted nature of the CL 
rather than compiled. Procedures in ILE CL have removed that minor personal 
irritation.

In any case, how does running an override within RPG reduce concern over 
scoping, etc.? Is that primarily from the idea that default values are more 
likely to be appropriate?

Tom Liotta

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