RE: Service Program Question.

["Stone, Brad V (TC)" <bvstone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hans, 

What happens if you don't close the files?  What happens on the next call?
Are the files closed and opened again?  What exactly happens?

Brad

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hans_Boldt/Toronto/IBM@ca.ibm.com
> [mailto:Hans_Boldt/Toronto/IBM@ca.ibm.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 7:43 AM
> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Service Program Question.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Joel wrote:
> >Suppose I had a service program that accessed a file that was also
> accessed
> >by the program that uses the service program.
> >
> >What kind of problems if any would this cause?
> >
> >I am leaning to code and use service programs and the 
> question just popped
> >into my head.
> 
> Should be fine.  Consider using SHARE(*YES).
> 
> Also, if the RPG modules in the service program use
> NOMAIN, remember to explicitly close your files once
> you're finished using them.  Although files are
> opened automatically in NOMAIN modules, since other
> cycle logic is not included, there's no automatic
> closing of the files.  RCLACTGRP could also be used
> to clean up the files.
> 
> Cheers!  Hans
> 
> Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com
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