RE: parameter passing pitfall -- RPG400-L

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Subject: RE: parameter passing pitfall
From: Buck Calabro <Buck.Calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 14:10:16 -0500
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>> D combine         PR            22A
>> D twochar                        2A   CONST
>> D twentychar                    20A   CONST
>>
>> If you call it with a twenty character field
>> followed by a two character
>> field, the result will be...

>Why doesn't the compiler check that the arguments are
>the correct length, not just the correct type?

Because of CONST.  One of the things that CONST does is to "map" somewhat
mis-matched parameters.
  --buck

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