Re: Passing parms between CL and RPG (was RPG Display program and processing)

[Buck Calabro <buck.calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim Langston wrote:

>I could, of course, declare 2 more variables as 
>15, 5 and pass the values from the display file 
>into them, then pass them along to my RPG, 
>but what is the difference if I have to declare 2 
>new variables anyway?

You're absolutely right.  However, the habit of choosing character variables
has led to the myth that one cannot pass numeric variables between programs.
I thought it a convenient moment to post otherwise (for the lurkers.)  I've
found that misunderstanding parameter passing conventions has been a barrier
for beginners in RPG IV.  My sincere apologies if I have offended!

Buck Calabro
Aptis; Albany, NY
"We are what we repeatedly do.
 Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." --Aristotle


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