RE: CONST Parameter passing, varying and *varsize

Re-read the message Bob,

You said, "Using OPTIONS(*VARSIZE) with VARYING is purely to allow you
to cast/map between
different data types. You also get the flexibility to check the input
length
without the second parameter."

Note no mention of CONST...

I said, "unless you have CONST on the parameter, you still need that
second parameter (or OPDESC?) to determine the max size string you can
pass back."

In other words, VARYING OPTIONS(*VARSIZE) without the const.

Charles Wilt
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iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Cozzi
> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 3:34 PM
> To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
> Subject: RE: CONST Parameter passing, varying and *varsize
> 
> Not sure how you would "pass back" a value to a CONST VARYING 
> parameter.
> Changing _any_ CONST parameter value is not allowed anyway.
> 
> -Bob Cozzi
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