Re: Replacement for *entry plist

[Barbara Morris <bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Francis Lapeyre wrote:
> 
> Barbara:
> 
> I knew that without the EXTPGM keyword, you can only use a prototype as an
> entry parameter list. But if you use it so, is EXTPGM optional?

I guess so, although "optional" implies that it's ok to leave it out,
and although the compiler doesn't enforce it for CRTBNDRPG and can't
enforce it for CRTRPGMOD, I think EXTPGM should be coded if it applies. 
But the EXTPGM information is only used when the prototype is being used
for a call, so you can get away without coding it.

> 
> Also, we have the Linoma RPG Toolbox, and I converted a program with entry
> parameters. It generated the PR and PI for the program, but it would not
> compile  using CRTBNDRPG until I added DFTACTGRP(*NO) and ACTGRP(*CALLER)
> (or a named group) to the header specs. I know I could create the module,
> then create the program using CRTRPGMOD and CRTPGM, but it's a lot cleaner
> to have all your ducks in a row by specifying all that in the H-spec,
> especially if there's only one module in the program.

To add the EXTPGM correctly, the conversion would have to know that the
source was for a program-entry procedure.  Manually adding EXTPGM would
be a good idea even if you decided you wanted DFTACTGRP(*NO).

> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Barbara Morris
> Sent: Monday, October 4, 2004 4:06 PM
> To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Replacement for *entry plist
> 
> If the prototype has the EXTPGM keyword, you can compile with
> DFTACTGRP(*YES).
> 
> If the prototype is meant to call a program, it _should_ have the EXTPGM
> keyword.  Otherwise, it couldn't be used to call the program; it could only
> be used to defined the entry parms.
> 
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