Re: CRTDUPOBJ an ILE program

[Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 11 Mar 2003, Gary Guthrie wrote:
>
> It's more than somewhat true. It's absolutely true. Only the most recent
> job-level overrides survive amongst programs when each of these programs
> has its activation group attribute set to value *New.
>

I didn't want to completely scare him away.  The solution is quite simple,
just do your overrides in the same activation group.

>
> I don't understand how folks can come to such conclusions in such a
> void. While it might be true that a considerable portion of your
> applications may adhere to such a scheme, it's not wise to blindly
> follow such a rule of thumb. Proper assignment of activation groups
> requires thought - you need to survey your applications and application
> goals and make your decisions based on specific needs rather than based
> on some "rule of thumb" general scheme. This becomes increasingly true
> when you integrate applications with each other.
>

That's what I always say as well, Gary.   But, people then are unwilling
to even try because they think they'll need to spend a lot of time
learning things.  You have to start somewhere, and grow gradually,
otherwise you get overwhelmed.