Re: RNF3316 compile error

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

"We can solve any problem by introducing an extra level of indirection."
-  David J. Wheeler

Simply move the variable into it's own /COPY file...

At the top do
**free
/if define (MY_VARIABLE)
/EOF
/ENDIF
/DEFINE MY_VARIABLE

dcl-s myVariable char(10);


Now just /COPY the new file into each of the existing /COPY files...

Tada, the variable will only be defined in once in your program.  (And
anybody else's that needs both includes)

Best practice is not to define actual variables or DS in a copy file,
instead they should be TEMPLATES and with a name that's unlikely to be used
for an actual variable/DS...I add _t suffix.

HTH,
Charles




On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 7:35 PM Kerwin Crawford via RPG400-L <
rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have a program that has a /copy to include definitions for a bunch of
> data structures and fields.
> I need to include another /copy to include some other definitions for
> another function.
> Both of these /copy have a field defined.  They are defined the same
> char(10).
> When I compile I get 'RNF3316 The item has already been defined on a
> Definition Specification; specification is ignored.'
> But if you look at the listing 'Compilation stopped. Severity 30 errors
> found in program.'
> I looked at changing the GENLVL on the compile option but 20 is as high as
> you can go.
> I cannot change the either /copy easily.
>
> Do you know of any ways to get the program to compile?
>
> Leaning towards changing one of the /copy files.  Bummer.
>
> TIA
>
> Kerwin Crawford
>
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