Re: RPG Program, Static Storage and V6.1

Hi Alan,

The manual says it here <
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/scope/i5os/index.jsp?topic=/rzasd/sc09250889.htm&tocNode=toc:rzahg/i5os/12/10/6/0/1/2/1/

. Storage is initialized on first call after the activation group is

created. So on repeated calls the old values should still be there.

I just tested it on 6,1, To my surprise it appeared that all storage was
initialized on every call. Then I realized I had ACTGRP(*NEW). Duh. When I
changed that, everything worked as expected.


Joep Beckeringh



rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 19-04-2009 01:21:31:

In V6.1 we are going to get a new program model that will allow us to
use the keyword MAIN in the H spec to specify a sub-procedure that
will be the main procedure.

This eliminates the cycle code but one of the things I have read about
with this is that it eliminates the LR as it no longer has any
meaning.

How does this effect static storage? If I initialize a global variable
and return from the program is the value still there the next time I
call the program or is it gone?

In a service program, the static storage stays around until you close
the activation group. A similar thing here?

We don't have V6.1 yet so I can't test but have been curious about how
this is going to work. .

Thanks.