Re: EXPORTing subprocedures

Thank you, Jean-Marc. I quite agree with you that this alternative coding would work. But for the record, this is no longer a Linear Main *MODULE as per my original query. (By omitting the CTL-OPT keyword - MAIN(MAINPROC) - it has become a Cycle Main *MODULE.)

Thank to Barbara and Jon for sorting out my fuddled brain.

Brian.

On 15/05/2024 09:50, Jean-Marc DUVAL via RPG400-L wrote:

Hi,

I would write it like this :

// Linear Main *MODULE with subprocedure
**free
ctl-opt dftactgrp(*no);
dcl-pr mainproc extpgm('PGM2_PROC1') end-pr;
dcl-pi mainproc end-pi;
dcl-s userid char(10) inz(*user);
dsply 'in mainproc' userid;
msg();
return;
dcl-proc msg;
dcl-pi msg;
end-pi;
dcl-s userid char(10) inz(*user);
dsply 'in msg proc' userid;
return;
end-proc;

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Objet : EXPORTing subprocedures



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OK, here is something I have never quite understood. Can anyone explain why subprocedures within a Linear Main *MODULE have to be EXPORTed - even when only referenced within the same *MODULE?

Example: A single source member follows, (please be gentle with my
coding.) CRTBNDRPG used with this particular example.
**Free
// Linear Main *MODULE with subprocedure // Subprocedure MSG requires EXPORT keyword - why???
Ctl-Opt DftActGrp(*No) Main(MainProc);
Dcl-PR MainProc ExtPgm('PGM2_PROC1');
End-PR;
Dcl-Proc MainProc;
Dcl-PI MainProc;
End-PI;
Dcl-PR Msg;
End-PR;
Dcl-S UserId Char(10) Inz(*USER);
Dsply 'In MainProc' UserId;
Msg();
Return;
End-Proc;

Dcl-Proc Msg Export;
Dcl-PI Msg;
End-PI;
Dcl-S UserId Char(10) Inz(*USER);
Dsply 'In Msg Proc' UserId;
Return;
End-Proc;

If I rewrite the above as a Cycle Main *MODULE, the EXPORT keyword is not required on the subprocedure. The RPG Reference states:
"If the EXPORT keyword is not specified, the procedure can only be called from within the module."
So why is EXPORT needed in the above example? (If it is removed, a bind error occurs.)

Thx for any insight.
Brian.
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