Re: Service Program Question

[Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

UPDSRVPGM is to CRTSRVPGM what UPDPGM is to CRTPGM.  So, if you're
familiar with UPDPGM/CRTPGM you've probably already got a good idea
of when to use it.

Basically, I use UPDPGM/UPDSRVPGM when I have a pgm/srvpgm that's composed
of many modules, and I only want to recompile one of the modules.

With CRTPGM/CRTSRVPGM if I want to rebuild a program, I need to know all
of the *MODULE objects that need to supplied.   I need to compile all
of the *MODULE objects (since in my shop, we don't keep the *MODULE
objects on disk) and then I can finally run CRTPGM or CRTSRVPGM.

However, if I only want to recompile one of the modules, I can
do my CRTRPGMOD (or CRTCLMOD or whatever) and then just use UPDPGM
or UPDSRVPGM to put the new version of the module into the program
or service program.



On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Feador, Jerry wrote:
>
> I've been following the subprocedure/service program thread and have a
> question...
>
> I've been learning Service Programs,
> wrote a test one,
> successfully used it in a program,
> changed the subprocedure in the service Program,
> did a create service program,
> and ran the calling program again,
> it picked up the changes in the service program...
>
> Question, when do you use update service program vice create service
> program?
>
> Capt.j
>