Re: Using % type functions

Hi Jim,

What you need to do is convert the subroutine to a procedure, i.e. replace
the BEGSR/ENDSR with P-specs, add a prototype defintions (D-spec type "PR")
in the main part of the program and a matching procedure interface within
the procedure. These define the parameters passed to the procedure. Then you
can use it as you described, but without the percent sign:

> C           Eval   BSDPuR = MoveMDYToDate(CMDPuR)

Another advantage of converting to a procedure is that the procedure can
have local variables.

For more details, they're all in the ILE RPG Reference manual. I'm pretty
sure they were available for V3R7, but not totally sure...

HTH
Peter Dow
Dow Software Services, Inc.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Langston <jlangston@conexfreight.com>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 2:33 PM
Subject: Using % type functions


> V3R7M0
>
> I have a program that uses a subroutine to move a variable from
> a 6 digit numeric field to a true date field.
>
> It is called in the program like this:
>
> C           Eval   MDYDate = CMDPuR
> C           Exsr   MoveMDYToDate
> C           Eval   BSDPuR = RealDate
>
> The MoveMDYToDate is a simple subroutine that does a
> TEST(D) and if there is no error sets the date using
> a MOVE to the RealDate variable, if there is an error
> it sets it to *LOVAL.
>
> What I would much rather do is something like:
>
> C           Eval   BSDPuR = %MoveMDYToDate(CMDPuR)
>
> Is this available to me in V3R7M0?  At this time I
> am only concerned with getting it to work within a
> subroutine within my current program.  After I get
> that working well, I will most likely move it out
> into a linkable object.
>
> How do I create a % type function?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim Langston
>
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