Re: Global variable search

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

No - there is a new thing at v6r1 where you can skip the cycle 
completely, I think it is. The rules have not changed. Here's the 
documentation for what's new at v6r1 - straight off the internet

Using the MAIN keyword on the Control specification, a subprocedure can 
be identified as the program entry procedure. This allows an RPG 
application to be developed where none of the modules uses the RPG cycle.

So no need to worry. If you don't use the new keyword, nothing changes. 
IBM doesn't make things break when they add new things - hardly ever!!

Gotta look up what's new - always!!

HTH
Vern

David FOXWELL wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can someone clarify this for us waiting for V6? The main procedure you are talking about is surely not the same procedure type. You mean a main SUB procedure surely. Otherwise, when I switch to V6.1 and recompile, all my global variables would become local !
>
>   
> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] De la part de BMay@xxxxxxxxx
> > Envoyé : mardi 4 août 2009 22:04
> >
> > I did a quick test on my 6.1 box.  Variables in the "MAIN"
> > procedure are not global.  Globals must be defined before the
> > first "p" spec.
> >