Re: rpg400-l-digest V1 #200

["David Morris" <dmorris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Barbara,

It appears we are on the same page.  Based on  your statement "It can't 
tell whether there's going to be a local version" are you implying that this 
would take an additional pass during the compile phase?  It isn't a problem, 
but a mention in the manual would be nice.

David Morris

>>> <bmorris@ca.ibm.com> 08/26/99 07:38AM >>>

Ok, now I understand.  Here's a little module with the problem:

H nomain
D globconst       c                   1
D proc            pr
p proc            b
D arr             s              1a   dim(globconst)
p proc            e

The compiler requires that constants for DIM and OCCURS be already 
defined on the array or mds statement.  It can't tell whether there's going 
to be a local version of that name.  If the compiler accepted the global 
constant for DIM or OCCUR, it would have to count that name as "defined" 
for the subprocedure (basically create a local definition the same as the 
global definition).  This behaviour would be too capricious, in my opinion.

Barbara Morris

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