RE: Allocate field with options(*nopass :*omit)

Use below as example:

If piParm1 is not passed, I normally have to create a temporary variable
(myParm1) to use it later in the procedure.
p test            B                                                 
d                 pi                                                
d  piParm1                      10a   options(*nopass) const        
                                                                    
d myParm1         s                   like(piParm1) 
                                                                    
c                   if        %parms() >= 1                         
c                   eval      myParm1 = piParm1                     
c                   endif                                            

c                       if        myParm1 = *blank
C                          .... Do something 
C                         else
C                     .... Do something else
C                   endif

p test            E

I would prefer to be able to do something like below
p test            B                                                 
d                 pi                                                
d  piParm1                      10a   options(*nopass) const        
                                                                    
c                   if        %parms() >= 1                         
c                   alloc     %size(piParm1)    piParm1

c                   endif                                            

c                       if        piParm1 = *blank
C                          .... Do something 
C                         else
C                     .... Do something else
C                   endif

p test            E
                                                 
-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Levy
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 4:06 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: Allocate field with options(*nopass :*omit)

Not sure what you're looking for. Procedures don't allocate memory for
parameters that are passed in. What are you trying to accomplish?
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Lim Hock-Chai
  To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
  Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 4:50 PM
  Subject: Allocate field with options(*nopass :*omit)


  Is there a way for procedure to allocate memory for entry parm field
  that is not being pass in by the caller?
   
  example:
  d testPrc         pr                                         
  d  piParm1                      10a   options(*nopass) const 
   

                                                               

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