Re: Question about service programs

["Bob P. Roche" <BRoche@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

How does having to remember to name all modules, every time you recompile 
simplify things? If it is in the binding directory, and you have that 
listed in your H spec. It seems simpler to me. The compiler will just find 
it.



From:
"Mark S. Waterbury" <mark.s.waterbury@xxxxxxx>
To:
RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:
08/07/2008 09:47 AM
Subject:
Re: Question about service programs



I suggest that a *MODULE should only ever be bound in one place, either 
in a single ILE bound *PGM, or in a single *SRVPGM, where it can then be 
"shared" and accessed by as many other ILE *PGMs as needed/desired.

So, then, you would never add any *MODULEs to any binding directories. 
You would only name that *MODULE on the one CRTPGM or CRTSRVPGM command, 
initially.

This approach greatly simplifies maintenance (when that *MODULE 
eventually gets changed).

Regards,

Mark S. Waterbury

> Kevin Bucknum wrote:
> That makes sense.  Everything in our BNDDIR's are service programs which
> is why I was thinking it would be unusual for them to copy.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Vining
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>
> *MODULEs are bound by copy, *SRVPGMs are bound by reference.