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  3. October 2003

Re: Benefits of Sub-procedures

Andy Holmer wrote:
> 
> Barbara,
> 
> Please correct me if I misunderstand this...
> >
> I can always prototype the program call incorrectly.  The compiler will
> ensure that I call the way that I have prototyped, but not necessarily
> the way the *Entry PLIST was defined.  I do not get that kind of
> checking unless I use Sub-Procedures and a /COPY book to check the
> prototype against the interface as I compile the module.
> 

Andy, you can write your program to /copy in the prototype and use a
procedure interface instead of the *ENTRY PLIST.  Then you get the same
parameter checking as with procedures.

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