Passing Parameter as Variable vs as address of variable -- RPG400-L

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Subject: Passing Parameter as Variable vs as address of variable
From: Vinay Gavankar <vinaygav@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2023 10:23:48 -0400
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Hi,

Since RPG internally passes the parm as an address of the variable, is
there any performance advantage in passing the address of the variable as a
parm instead of the variable itself when the variable is large (say 2K).

Is the answer the same when calling a program vs a procedure in a Service
Program?

TIA
Vinay

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