RE: Subroutines vs Subprocedures was RE: Indicators

On Mon, 2004-08-23 at 17:30, Lim Hock-Chai wrote:
> I think I'm digging myself into a hole here.  I guess by now everybody 
> already knows that I'm Reaaally bad in giving example :(.
> 
> If you consider service program a program then you are correct.  I think you 
> can also do the exports/imports between modules and bind them into a program. 
>  I think I read somewhere that is not a good thing to do.
> 
> So far I think Scott is the only one that agrees with me about no reason to 
> use sub-routine.  If he is not, then I think I'm all alone about this.  I 
> might need to do some rethinking on this.

I feel like I got to the dance late, but I can't remember the last time
I used a sub-routine.  Even when I know I'm going to access a global
variable I still use a sub-proc.  Local variables, return variables,
heck even easier debug are good reasons for using internal procedures.

Joel
http://www.rpgnext.com

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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bartell, Aaron L.
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> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 11:33 AM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: RE: Subroutines vs Subprocedures was RE: Indicators
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> 
> >Variables in program A can not be accessed by program B directly.
> 
> Not true.  I can make variables "public" in RPG *SRVPGM's.  Read up on
> Data Exports/Imports.  Basically the same functionality as Java.  I can
> even export it as a different name than what I call it in my RPG program
> so maybe there is even more functionality in RPG than Java ;-)
> 
> Aaron Bartell 
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