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Re: Activation Group - Mix - Please check

At 08:43 7/22/2004, Barbara Morris wrote: 
Fran, when you access files through service programs (or called
programs) you can get inadvertent file sharing.  Assuming SHARE *NO, and
two programs: If PGM1 and PGM2 both have an F spec for a file, they
would not be sharing the file.  If they both do a READ, they will each
get the first record.  However, if they are calling a service program
instead of using their own F specs, and they both call the "read"
procedure, then PGM1 will get the first record and PGM2 will get the
second record.


Barbara,

Are you implying that a service programs variables can persist across job boundaries, or are you perhaps saying program and meaning module?

Pete Hall
http://www.pbhall.us


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