Re: Is there a way to use a variable as a subroutine name?

["Sneh Bhaskar" <bhaskargiri2383@xxxxxxxxx>]

No its not possible, if u try to do that then RPGILE compiler throws 30
level error as

 Msg id  Sv Number Message
text
*RNF5318 30      1 Factor 1 entry has a data type that is not allowed for
this
                   operation; specification is
ignored.
*RNF7260 30      1 The Factor 2 operand is not valid for the
specified

Thanks,
Sneh


On 7/5/07, Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have a series of validations to do.  Lets say, for this discussion,
> thet there is a listing of colors:  BLU, BLK, YLW, RED, PNK, TRQ, and
> GRN.  I need to run a subroutine for each color.  I would like an array
> of these colors, and a FOR loop that looks like this:
>
>   for   Index = 1 to %elem(Array)
>   if    Array(Index) <> *blanks
>   exsr  Array(Index)
>   endif
>   endfor
>
> I am sure that this is impossible however my experience is that when I
> am surest is when I am wrongest, so I am asking.
>
>
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