Re: Limiting procedure visibility

On 02/11/2005, at 6:22 AM, David Gibbs wrote:

Anyone know if it's possible (in V5R1) to create a procedure with
limited visibility in a service program?

Yes.

Basically, I want to create a procedure in a service program that is not

exported to other programs that bind that service program, but is
accessible to other modules that are in the same service program.

For instance: The service program consists of modules X & Y. Procedures

A, B, and C, are in module X.  Procedure D in module Y wants to

reference procedure A, but I don't want any other programs to be able to

reference procedure A.

In Java I would define the method (procedure) as having 'package'
visibility ... so that other routines in the same package (service
program) can access the routine, but nobody else can.

Am I asking for the impossible here?

No. You can do this. I answered the same question in May 2003

http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l/200305/msg00262.html


Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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