RE: RPG/IV Source Utility

[Zylka Marc <Zylka.Marc@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,

  Due to the standards that we are using, this should not be a problem.
All screen fields that we use begin with an '@'.  I don't see any reason
for declaring the same field in the 'D' specs.  

  Basically, I'd want to read each 'F' spec and check if the file is 
referenced in the program and any /COPY members. After that, read 
each 'D' spec and see if those variables are used in the program 
and /COPY members.  If no reference, either delete it or print a report.

  As mentioned by David, I could write it myself whenever I get some
time.  I may just do that.

Marc Zylka, 228-5267. 


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Langston [mailto:jimlangston@conexfreight.com]
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 11:49 AM
To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: RPG/IV Source Utility


Marc,

To do what you are asking is no simple matter.  You have to remember that
programs use files which use variables, and display screens which use
variables,
and data structures and external declarations and it is not always obvious
where a variable is being used, because it's not always in the RPG program.

I came across a variable I thought was not being used in one of my programs,
but before I deleted the declaration I did some tracing and found that it
was
being used in a very round about way in a display file I was using.

It is not an easy matter when all the source code is not available in one
file.

There may be a tool to do this, but I doubt it.

Regards,

Jim Langston


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