Re: Activation Group - Mix - Please check

[Pete Hall <pbhall@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 08:43 7/22/2004, Barbara Morris wrote:
> Fran, when you access files through service programs (or called
> programs) you can get inadvertent file sharing.  Assuming SHARE *NO, and
> two programs: If PGM1 and PGM2 both have an F spec for a file, they
> would not be sharing the file.  If they both do a READ, they will each
> get the first record.  However, if they are calling a service program
> instead of using their own F specs, and they both call the "read"
> procedure, then PGM1 will get the first record and PGM2 will get the
> second record.

Barbara,

Are you implying that a service programs variables can persist across job 
boundaries, or are you perhaps saying program and meaning module?

Pete Hall
http://www.pbhall.us