RE: Calling a Procedure from Another Program

However, other scoping rules apply. The next scoping rule is that

subprocedures can not be called from outside of their *PGM.

This isn't completely true Bob. It is perfectly possible to have a
conventional *PGM object act as a SRVPGM - with the advantage (?) that the
normal LR rules etc. can be applied.

I worked with a UK business partner some years ago to implement a system
based on this notion. Admittedly you cannot simply call the exported
procedures in the "conventional" way since the *PGM requires activation
before its subprocedures can be called.

The method is simply to call the *PGM and have it hand back one or more
procedure pointers to its subprocedure(s). They can then be called with no
problems. The procedures do not need the EXPORT keyword - actually they
don't in a *SRVPGM either if it called by procedure pointer.

Jon Paris
Partner400

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