RE: Activation groups for beginners

That was my thought at first.  Then I noticed he is setting on LR following
the callp.
So the example sets on LR, but the static variables retain their values.
Thanks, Buck.

Kevin Monahan
Sr Programmer/Analyst
JL Hammett Co
781-848-1000 x1114
www.hammett.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com]On
> Behalf Of Smith, Nelson
> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 4:32 PM
> To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: Activation groups for beginners
>
>
> Isn't that more due to setting on *INLR?  Wouldn't an OPM program work the
> same if you return with *INLR off?  I'm trying to understand what the
> activation group has to do with static variables.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:       Buck Calabro [SMTP:Buck.Calabro@commsoft.net]
> > Sent:       Thursday, March 07, 2002 11:47 AM
> > To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> > Subject:    RE: Activation groups for beginners
> >
> > >Can you elaborate a little on "static storage"...?
> >
> > Static storage is "left alone" between program calls.  It isn't
> > initialised.
> >
> >  * Demonstrate static storage
> >
> > h debug dftactgrp(*no) actgrp('QILE') option(*srcstmt: *nodebugio)
> >  * dbgview(*list)
> >
> > d incrAndDisplay  pr
> >
> > c                   callp     incrAndDisplay
> > c                   eval      *inlr = *on
> >
> > p incrAndDisplay  b
> > d incrAndDisplay  pi
> >
> > d countStatic     s             10i 0 static
> > d countStaticInz  s             10i 0 static inz(10)
> > d countAuto       s             10i 0
> > d countAutoInz    s             10i 0 inz(10)
> >
> > c                   eval      countStatic    = countStatic    + 1
> > c                   eval      countStaticInz = countStaticInz + 1
> > c                   eval      countAuto      = countAuto      + 1
> > c                   eval      countAutoInz   = countAutoInz   + 1
> > c     countStatic   dsply
> > c     countStaticInzdsply
> > c     countAuto     dsply
> > c     countAutoInz  dsply
> > p                 e
> >
> > A traditional OPM program you'd expect to see that every one of these
> > variables gets initialised every time the program is called.  The two
> > variables marked with the 'static' keyword won't.
> >
> > Call this program.  The first time it runs you'll see 1, 11, 1, 11.  Run
> > it
> > again and you'll see 1, 12, 1, 11.  Now do a RCLACTGRP QILE and run it
> > again.  A new AG('QILE') will be created and statuc storage initialised,
> > so
> > you'll see 1, 11, 1, 11 again.
> >
> > Static storage is handy when you need to keep track of something all day
> > long, like the last time the function was called, or a count of how many
> > jobs are using it.
> >   --buck
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