RE: More ILE 101

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Joel Cochran
> 
> Service programs, by contrast are always created with
> *CALLER unless there is a specific feature or performance need to use
a
> 'named' activation group.

This brings up an interesting issue.  Service programs, reinitialization
and the joys thereof.

For my tools, I LOVE to have ACTGRP(*NEW) on the command processing
program, and *CALLER On everything else.  This allows me to use *INZSR
to do initialization even in called programs, and basically not set on
*INLR anywhere.  I leave files open, expect variables to retain state
between program calls, and all kinds of goodies.

So, do I have problems when I do that with a service program?  When two
jobs call the same service program, I assume they have their own storage
for variables, right?  If I declare a bunch of variables in the global
section of a procedure, they're not shared between jobs, are they?

I'm just asking - haven't gotten around to doing a lot with them yet.

Joe