Automatic Storage for Global RPGLE Variables?

How can I define or simulate having global variables behave as if they are 
defined in automatic storage instead of static storage?  In other words, how 
can I get my service program's global variables to exist only for a particular 
invocation of my service program?

There must be an elegant (or maybe even obvious) way to do this that I am 
missing.  The best I can come up with is:

1) use ACTGRP(*NEW) on a module I will execute many, many, times
        OR
2) pass an unweildy number of parameters to each procedure in my service program

Here are a few more details:  I am writing an RPGLE service program that does 
some complex string evaluation and returns a result.  It contains about a dozen 
procedures.  These procedures share several controlling global variables that 
are set when I execute a MakeXXXX setup procedure.  My problem is that on the 
more complex string expressions, I need to recursivly execute the MakeXXXX and 
other procedures.

Am I missing the forrest for the trees?  Any suggestions?

Regards,
Jerry Jewel


"Better living through fine code and hot coffee!"
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