Re: C like Data Structure Definitions?

Jim,

The pointer is global to the module or subprocedure that /COPY's it in,
but is not global across the whole application.

i.e. the service program has a seperate copy of RNF_Data@ from the one
 thats in the regular program.

/COPY just inserts the D-specs into your source code before compiling
them, and should behave exactly the same as if you typed the D-specs into
each source member manually.

Of course, if you have subprocedures/subroutines within the same module
that modify the RNF_Data@ pointer, you'll have to make sure the pointer
gets changed back...   Its not a perfect solution...



On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Jim Langston wrote:

> Scott,
> 
> Hmmm... this gets rid of my problem about my data being public,
> but... in this case don't I just have one copy of the data structure
> out there?
> 
> As I understand your C method, to use this I would have to do something
> like:
> 
>  *** In the copy source the data structure RNF_Data is set up based on
> RNF_Data@ *** //COPY QMODSRC,SYSTEMPR
> 
> D RNF_Data#       S            107A
>                                                                      
> C                   Eval      RNF_Data# = RNF_Open('QPGMR': 'ICS400') 
> C                   Eval      RNF_Data@ = %addr(RNF_Data#)
> 
> C                   DoW       NOT RNF_Data = *Blanks
> 
> C                   If        NetFile = 'MYFILE'
>                     ...
> C                   Eval      RNF_Data# = RNF_Read
> C                   Eval      RNF_Data@ = %addr(RNF_Data#)
> 
> C                   EndDo
> 
> The whole point being, I am going to have to reset the pointer to my
> local data buffer every time I call a function that could set it to
> it's own local data buffer (like RNF_Open and RNF_Read would do).
> 
> I like it, I just don't like the side effect of functions changing my
> pointer, which is at this point a global variable.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jim Langston
> 

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