Re: UPDSRVPGM

I always use the combination of adding to the bottom AND give the service
program signature a explicit name AND never remove any old implementations.
This makes service programs backwards compatible.


So thumbs up for this:
GOLDEN RULE: Add new exports to the end of the STRPGMEXP/ENDPGMEXP block.

(An alternative approach is to manually control the SIGNATURE on the
STRPGMEXP binder source statement by replacing *GEN with your chosen
hex/character string.)

fre. 17. nov. 2023 kl. 19.29 skrev Raul Alberto Jager Weiler <
raul.jager@xxxxxxxxx>:

For the signature I use my name followed by today's date

El jue, 16 de nov de 2023, 14:21, Brian Parkins <goodprophet.bp@xxxxxxxxx>
escribió:

UPDSRVPGM only allows you to "snap in" a replacement *MODULE. There is
no way to add a new *MODULE to an existing *SRVPGM - it has to be
re-created with CRTSRVPGM. (No need to delete - the CRTSRVPGM has the
REPLACE(*YES) option.)

The Binder Source allows you the flexibility of managing the Signature
of the *SRVPGM such that you wouldn't (normally) re-create all dependent
*PGMs/*SRVPGMs which reference it - UNLESS they are calling procedures
in the new (added) *MODULE. It does this through the use of multiple
*PRV Signatures, (for backward compatibility) as well as the *CURRENT
Signature.

GOLDEN RULE: Add new exports to the end of the STRPGMEXP/ENDPGMEXP block.

(An alternative approach is to manually control the SIGNATURE on the
STRPGMEXP binder source statement by replacing *GEN with your chosen
hex/character string.)

HTH,
Brian.

On 16/11/2023 17:01, Greg Wilburn wrote:

So my question is this...
If UPDSRVPGM won't work when adding a module, do I need to delete and

recreate the SRVPGM?

Would I need to recompile all the programs that reference it?

I have a similar service program (7 modules) - I don't recall having to

do the latter.

Thanks,
Greg

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