Re: Subroutines vs Subprocedures was RE: Indicators

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 21:38:26 -0400
 Barbara Morris <bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Joe Lee wrote:
> > ... There are many instances where you must access the
> global field
> > variables, for instance any time you do a file I/O
> operation in the
> > subprocedure you have no choice but to access the
> global field
> > variables. 
> > ...
> 
> Starting in V5R2 you can do I/O to a record format
> without accessing any
> global fields by using a LIKEREC data structure in the
> result field.  In
> V5R3, the rules are somewhat relaxed: you can use an
> externally-described DS and you can specify a result DS
> for I/O to an
> externally-described file name.
> 
> The file and record name are still global, though.  And
> the PSDS, INFDS,
> INDDS etc. also have to be global.

Now THAT is cool.  :)  Thanks for sharing this with us!