Re: Allocate field with options(*nopass :*omit) -- RPG400-L

Unfortunately what you want to do can't really be done. Given that yourparameter is a constant you can only have a local variable with a defaultvalue (as has already been suggested). If you changed your parameter byremoving the "const" keyword you could do something like this:


    P test            B

    D test            pi
    D  piParm1                      10a   options(*nopass)

    D pi              s                   like(piParm1) based(piPtr)
    D piPtr           s               *   inz(*null)

    C                   if        %parms() >= 1
    C                   eval      piPtr = %addr(piParm1)
    C                   else
    C                   alloc     %size(piParm1)piPtr
    C                   endif

    C                   if        pi = *blank
    C*                    .... Do something
    C                   else
    C*                    .... Do something else
    C                   endif

    C                   if        %parms() < 1
    C                   dealloc(n)              piPtr
    C                   endif

    p test            E

However it's hardly worth the effort. Better to use the local variable.

----- Original Message -----From: Lim Hock-Chai

To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 5:17 PM
Subject: 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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