RE: More ILE 101

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Joel Cochran
> 
> As a general rule in my shop, no programs are created with *CALLER.
> They are created with either *NEW or 'named' depending on the
frequency
> of their use.  Service programs, by contrast are always created with
> *CALLER unless there is a specific feature or performance need to use
a
> 'named' activation group.

I look at things a little differently, since I'm an old application
programmer.  I separate programs into "top-level" and "subprograms".

Now, for tools, the only reason I have subprograms is because I don't
use service programs, so that situation resolves to yours in the long
run anyway.  The tool programs (ones invoked by commands) are
ACTGRP(*NEW), and the subprograms (which -should- grow up to be service
programs someday) are set up as *CALLER.

With application suites, though, it's different.  I tend to set up the
main menu as *NEW, and let everything else live in *CALLER.  This has
pros and cons, I'd guess, but it prevents a lot of new activation
groups.  Of course, for this purpose, I guess a named activation group
("APPL"?) would be just as good.

Joe