Re: external data structure in free rpgle cant be use in DCL-PI ?

"RPG400-L" <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 03/11/2020
12:55:37 PM:

You're right, I don't understand
On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 4:03 PM Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

wrote:

Monica - what do you mean "forcing information to pass".

I think you may be misunderstanding how parameters work.

When you pass a parameter to a procedure, only its address is
actually passed -- unless the VALUE keyword is used on that parameter
description in the PR/PI. That is why you have the "pass by reference"
and "pass by value" phrases. So, when you set a pointer, it is basically
the same as passing a parameter by reference. No data moves when data is
passed by reference. The original data at the original address is used.


Sincerely,

Dave Clark