Re: Overloading (Was: Please vote for Syntax check in /FREE!) -- RPG400-L

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Subject: Re: Overloading (Was: Please vote for Syntax check in /FREE!)
From: "Buck" <buck.calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 18:39:12 -0400
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Scott wrote:

>All I intend to do here is explain WHAT overloading is.
>
> *OMIT and *NOPASS aren't really the same thing.
> The *OMIT and *NOPASS abilities allow a parameter
> to be optional.   Whereas, overloading really
> doesn't have any effect on how parameters work --
> it just changes the way procedures are looked up.

Nicely put.  I think Carel and I were talking about how to do the chore
without overloading available.  Sorry to drag you in.
  --buck

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