RE: Tool to convert Subroutine to SubProcedure

Jeff

I hold the unpopular beleif that changing a subroutine to a procedure, just
for the sake of making the change, is not a good thing. If all you are doing
is replacing a exsr with a callp you have gained nothing, and may actually
take a hit on performance, altho minor it is still there. If you are
changing the subroutine to a procedure to take advantage of what a procedure
offers by all means do so. Like recursion, migrating the logic to a service
program or module so it is reusable, isolation of the logic etc... But you
will have to recode the logic to deal with parameters and return values,
local and global variables etc... 

Just my $.02

Duane Christen

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[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jeff Young
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 10:48 AM
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Subject: Tool to convert Subroutine to SubProcedure


Does anyone have a utility or tool that will convert subroutines to
subprocedures?
  I want to convert the exsr to a prototyped call to the procdeure.
  The tool would need to create the prototype, change the exsr and change
the subroutine to a procdeure.
   
  Thanks,
   
   


Jeff Young 
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