Re: Calling a Procedure from Another Program

["Michael Ryan" <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree...it's a disadvantage if it's going to be used outside the program.

I'm writing a program now that is chock full of procedures that will
only be used by this program. Don't use subroutines much at all
anymore.

On 5/31/07, David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Michael Ryan wrote:
> > You don't...that's the disadvantage of having a subprocedure in a main
> > program.
>
> I don't know if I would characterize that as a 'disadvantage' ... I
> often use internal procedures in a main program (I like 'em a *LOT* more
> than subroutines) ... but with the clear intention that it's only going
> to be used within that program.
>
> If I find that the procedure needs to be called from other programs,
> I'll move it to a service program and, either delegate the internal
> procedure to call the external procedure, or just change the main
> program to call the externalized procedure.
>
> david
>
>
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