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Thanks Barbara, Kurt Anderson Application Developer Highsmith Inc >> >> Defining a constant in a subprocedure doesn't create any kind of >> run-time overhead since constants are 'evaluated' at compile-time, >> right? >Right. >> >> I'd like to put a constant in a subprocedure because it will only be >> used in that subprocedure, although this particular procedure is going >> to be called over and over. >> >That's a good idea to define the constant in the subprocedure if it is only meaningful for the subprocedure. Where you define >the constant won't make any difference at all to the runtime performance. From a runtime performance perspective, using a >named constant is exactly the same as using the actual literal. The _name_ of the constant is only used at compile time. -- This is the RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries (RPG400-L) mailing list To post a message email: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/rpg400-l or email: RPG400-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l.
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