Re: Formal RPG Free Standards

[WAJE0822 <waje0822@xxxxxxxxx>]

If I remember correctly, there are three flavors of the call command CALL, CALLP, and CALLB.  I believe that all three will accept parameters but I don't think you need to define a procedure within the source.
 
On Sep 10, 2012, at 2:40 PM, "Jack Tucky" <jacktucky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Is there a way to do a call without defining the PR and PI?
>
> When converting code to free form I tend to leave the CALL's with PARM's in
> column format.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Joep Beckeringh
> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 6:17 PM
> To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
> Subject: Re: Formal RPG Free Standards
>
> Hi Scott,
>
> Another thing I found that can't be done in fixed format: use XML-INTO 
> with error extender. It just doesn't fit!
>
> Joep Beckeringh
>
>
> Op 08-09-12 07:11, Scott Klement schreef:
> > Hi John,
> >
> > I understand how you made the mistake.
> >
> > FWIW -- there are _very_ few things that can be done in free format that
> > you can't also do in fixed format. (in almost the exact same way!)
> >
> > The big advantages to free format are:
> >
> > 1) The ability to indent code (since opcodes, factor1/factor2/result,
> > etc) don't have to be in particular positions.
> >
> > 2) More space, since you don't waste about 1/2 of each line of code with
> > unnecessarily blanks.  This is the BIGGIE for me...  having space to
> > write things.  It was so hard to make expressions fit in the "extended
> > factor 2" syntax, since you were so limited in space.
> >
> > The advantage is NOT functionality.  Aside from the %FIELDS BIF, I can't
> > think of anything that you can code in free-format that doesn't also
> > work in fixed.
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