Re: Passing Arrays between RPG programs

[Ken Sims <ken@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mike -

>I am trying to figure out how to reduce the amount of code this new program
>I am writing will have, or at least spread the code across a couple programs
>for easier maintainability. Can I pass one or more arrays between two
>programs? I need to be able to fill some arrays with data from the database
>and then process that data. If I can do this how do I do it?

You pass arrays just like you would pass anything else.  If it's a CALL or
CALLB, put the array name on the parm statement.  If it's a CALLP, be sure
to use the DIM in the prototype.

Like anything else you pass, make sure that the definitions match between
the caller and the callee.

Ken
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