RE: /if, /define, binder language

I have a copy book for my Sockets API's. I include the /copy cpyapids in
that copy book so that I don't have to put it in every module, nor do I have
to put it in the main module. I also have a copy book for ifs API's. Same
thing. If I have a routine that requires both sockets and ifs API's, I can
use /copy with the main module:
/copy cpypsock 
/copy cpypifs
each has a /copy cpyapids inside, but the compiler doesn't choke because the
apids has been declared twice.
I also use this method when writing import and exports. I have a copy book
of global variables declared twice. Once with "export", once with "import".
I put a declare in the top of the module, and I know it's getting the import
or export depending on whether it's a main module, or a subservient module.
John

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard B Baird [mailto:rbaird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 5:48 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: /if, /define, binder language



John,

one more thing... can you give me a good reason for having the same code
defined in more than one copybook?  the whole idea of copybooks is so you
don't duplicate code.

are you 'nesting' your copybooks (i.e. use /copys in a copybook)?

Thanks,

Rick


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