RE: Static and non-static variables in subprocedures

Kurt,

Not sure I understand your question.

A persistent local variable is made by declaring the variable STATIC.


Charles Wilt
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iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Kurt Anderson
> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 8:45 AM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: Static and non-static variables in subprocedures
> 
> 
> It's my understanding that a variable in a subprocedure gets
> re-initialized every time the subprocedure is called.  If a 
> variable in
> a subprocedure is coded as Static, then that variable persists for the
> life of the current activation group.
> 
> Is there a way to make local variables persist for the duration of the
> program object it was initialized in without regard to the activation
> group (meaning w/o saying specify actgrp *New)?  We're not an 
> activation
> group shop (aside from QILE) at the moment.
> 
> 
> Kurt Anderson
> Application Developer
> Highsmith Inc
> 
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