Procedure with multiple fields computed

[Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have converted a couple of programs to free-format C-specs ("FFT").
One of the op codes not supported in FFT is the CALL opcode.  The
suggestion in the manual and elsewhere is to convert these to
procedures.

I have a particular subprogram that determines 2 fields, "portion cost"
and "portion cost description".  These 2 fields are always used together
so it makes logical business sense to determine them together.  Various
attribute about an item (cost, how it's packed, how it's sold, how it's
served, etc.) are passed to the subprogram, and the portion cost and
portion cost description are returned.

Procedures can only export 1 value, however.  For the present, I have
made 2 procedures and call them back-to-back.  It seems wasteful to me,
however, as they will _always_ be used together.  Is there a solution?
Can I use a data structure as the export?  Is that how to do this?

Thanks for any insight.

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Jeff Crosby
Dilgard Frozen Foods, Inc.
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Ft. Wayne, IN 46868-3369
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