RE: Qualified sub-procedures

["Bob Cozzi" <cozzi@xxxxxxxxx>]

The limit on procedure names is much higher than 15 positions. I'm not
sure of the limit, but I think it is either 64 or 256 characters.
In RPG use an extended name for more than 15 positions.

P MyVeryLongProcedureNameThatIsUniqueInThisProgramAndAllOthers...
P                     B                          EXPORT
D MyVeryLongProcedureNameThatIsUniqueInThisProgramAndAllOthers...
D                     PI
D  parm1                                 10A

Use 3 periods after the name on the D and P specs when you want to have
a name longer than 14 or 15 positions.
In the calc specs if the name needs to be broken across multple lines
(not a good idea!) then you can break the
Name anywhere by using an elipse as well.

C           Eval   MydataField = MyVeryLongProcedureName...
C                     ThatIsUniqueInThisProgramAndAllOthers(CustNo)


Bob Cozzi


> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com] On Behalf Of Bartell,
> Aaron L. (TC)
> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 4:44 PM
> To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: Qualified sub-procedures
>
>
> IBM'ers
>
> I know this has been asked before awhile ago, but what is the
> outlook on getting qualified subprocedure names?  The
> corporation I work for is currently re-writing a vast
> majority of their software and ILE is going to be used
> heavily.  This is a big concern for us because we want to try
> and leverage ILE as much as possible but this has come up as
> a major road block. We are now trying to find ways to make
> our sub-procudures unique in 15 spaces (I think that's how
> many there are in V5R1) but still make them understandable
> and that is next to impossible when designing a large system.
> We have too much knowledge invested in RPG to use a language
> more suited to OO design so switching is for the most part
> out of the question. (even though I wouldn't mind;-)
>
> I put this on my RPG voting ballot as a requested enhancement
> and feel that it is a necessity vs. something that should
> even be voted on.  What is the outlook on something like
> this?  How many others would like this same enhancement?
>
> I can't wait for overloading!!!! (assuming it made the cut;-)
>
> Thanks in advance for any answers you can provide,
> Aaron Bartell
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