RE: prototyping

Here's a brain dead example of a program that has a module bound to it.  No
/copy necessary unless you want to keep your prototypes in a copy member.
Main program is AARI and bound module is AARI2.

        *************** Beginning of data
**************************************************
0001.00 Daari2            pr             8

0002.00 Dparm                            8    value

0003.00 Dpassedvalue      s              8

0004.00 Dchangedvalue     s                   like(passedvalue)

0005.00 C                   eval      passedvalue  = 'original'

0006.00 C                   eval      changedvalue = aari2(passedvalue)

0041.00 C                   SETON
LR             
        ****************** End of data
*****************************************************

0001.00 Hnomain
99
0002.00 Daari2            pr             8
99
0003.00 Dparm                            8    value
99
0004.00 Paari2            b                   export
99
0005.00 Daari2            pi             8
99
0006.00 Dparm                            8    value
99
0007.00 Dlocalvar         s                   like(parm)
99
0008.00 C                   eval      localvar = 'changed '
99
0009.00 C                   return    localvar
99
0010.00 Paari2            e
99
        ****************** End of data
***********************************************************************
AARI passes passedvalue by value to AARI2.  AARI2 returns localvar.  If you
passed passedvalue by reference, the default, you could change its value in
the procedure and if that was all you wanted the procedure to do, the
procedure wouldn't have to return a value.  Note the use of the export
keyword in AARI2.  This is necessary for the binding step described below. 

Notice that the procedure interface and procedure prototypes are almost
identical.  The procedure prototype lets the compiler know that your program
will refer to a procedure as described in the prototype (name, return type,
parameters and their data types.  The procedure interface begins the actual
definition of the procedure.  After you have coded a few of these, it
becomes second nature.   

Creating the program is a two step process.  First do a crtrpgmod (option 15
in pdm) on both programs.  Check the debug information parameter.  You
probably would prefer *list or *all over the default which doesn't allow
source level debugging.  Then do a crtpgm.  Here's the command line from
mine:
CRTPGM PGM(JEFTST/AARI) MODULE(JEFTST/AARI JEFTST/AARI2) ACTGRP(*CALLER).
The export keyword mentioned above allows the module to advertise its name
as available to other programs that might need to use it.   

Hope I haven't muddied the waters too much.

 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ronald Nance [mailto:RNANCE@commerceinsurance.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 30, 1999 9:08 AM
> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject: prototyping
> 
> 
> Hello People,
> 
> I am in the process of evaluating RPGILE with a team of people (8) 
> and I have been having a diffacult time creating a subprocedure.  Let 
> me lay out what I have and what I want to do leave the rest to you..
> 
> I have a program (pgma) that calls a program (pgmb).  Pgmb receives 
> some parms, performs some calculations and returns several values.  
> Pgmb contains only calculation specs and definitions.  
> 
> So I believe this will make an ideal subprocedure.
> 
> I am not sure if I have to use the /copy to bring pgmb into pgma 
> after I add the necessary prototype code and I am not sure how to set 
> up the parameters.  The example in the programmers guide is not clear 
> enough for me or I am very dense.
> 
> I have been using the ILE RPG/400 programmers guide and I am not 
> haveing any luck completing my task.  So, a simple coding example 
> would help me tremendously.
> 
> PGMA
>    code example
> 
> PGMB
>    code example
> 
> Ronald Nance
> Commerce Insurance Group
> Webster, MA. 01570
> (508) 943-9000 Ext: 4078
> 
> rnance@commerceinsurance.com
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