Static procedure variables - how to re-initialise? -- RPG400-L

List,

Apart from having to reclaim an activation group or defining a "mode" procedure parameter, does anybody know a good way to re-initialise a static procedure variable?

My problem is exemplified by the program listed at the foot of this mail:

When this program is run it displays the procedure static variable value five times (incremented once per procedure call). It then displays the globally defined variable value (once).

Subsequent calls to this program continue to increment the procedure static variable, but the global variable is re-initialised (as LR is set on) and begins from the start again. Now I know this behaviour is as expected, and is fully documented in the IBM public library. But... how do I re-initialise the static procedure variable without having to reclaim a WHOLE activation group? Do I have to make the variable global or is there another way?

If I have to make the variable global - what benefit is there of using static procedure variables? I'm not trying to be churlish - I just can't seem to make sense of it. :-)

Cheers

Larry Ducie

H DFTACTGRP(*NO) ACTGRP('TEST')
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D int             s             10i 0
D charInt         s             10a
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D simpleProc      pr
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/free

 simpleProc();
 simpleProc();
 simpleProc();
 simpleProc();
 simpleProc();
 int += 1;
 charInt = %char(int);
 dsply charInt;
 *inLR = *on;
 return;

/end-free
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P simpleProc      b
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D simpleProc      pi

D int             s             10i 0 static
D charInt         s             10a
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/free

 int += 1;
 charInt = %char(int);
 dsply charInt;
 return;

/end-free
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P                 E
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