Re: Service Program issue

[Joel Cochran <jrc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 2004-06-23 at 19:38, Bruce Odum wrote:
> I was under the assumption that when using a service program that when
> you make a change to a service program and you do not change the entry
> points you would not have to rebind all programs using that service
> program.  
> 
> I added a new routine today to a service program and it stopped the only
> program we have using it with the following error.  How do you change a
> service program without having to rebind all objects that are using it.

The very very very short answer to this is "it depends".  Mostly, it
depends on how you created the service program.  If you created the
service program with "export(*all)", then you are about to experience
something that everyone using service programs learns: this is not the
best way to maintain service programs, for a variety of related reasons.

I'm sorry I don't really have time to get into it now, but I've got a
series of articles that may help.  You can find the links here:

http://www.rpgnext.com/tutorials.php

The first two in particular address your situation.

Best of Luck,

Joel Cochran
http://www.rpgnext.com