RE: Using a D-spec to define an action in the eval

I hesitate to suggest this, because of the issue of the maintenance guy, but
then you also say it's to make it easier to work with.. But you could have your
cake and eat it too.. For example, if you have:

D wRawReading S 100A

Then to get this: >>> wRawReading = XMLRtnAttr('RawReading'))

converted to this: wRawReading = fRawReading

All you need is to add this to the bottom of your source file and compile it as
a module (that means no DFTACTGRP(*YES)..) and assuming

P fRawReading b
D fRawReading pi 100
C Return XMLRtnAttr('RawReading')
P e

BUT PLEASE NOTE MY DISCLAIMER: I think it' overkill, and something bothers me
about taking one line of code and "hiding" it to a procedure.

Another alternative of course is a subroutine, where in such a case you could
just code this:

exsr sr_wRawReading_from_fRawReading

...or whatever you want to call it...

ALan