RE: Mixing Subroutines & Sub-Procedures.

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

In the very same program that I had the do loop I started adding 
subprocedures.  The fellow who wrote the original program will never use a 
subprocedure and promptly takes them out of code that I modify for him. 
(Jon, he was the one who ground his own coffee beans for you when you came 
onsite to teach us RPGLE.)  Now, I want to play along, and use his 
subroutines but I can't because I use subprocedures.  So, I end up putting 
most of the guts of his subroutine into a subprocedure.

Now, for another example of why I prefer subprocedures instead of 
subroutines.  In his code I see a lot of (must use MOVE instead of EVAL to 
thwart any attempts to convert to free form):
C         MOVE WRKVR1       SUBVR1
C         MOVE WRKVR2       SUBVR2
C         MOVE WRKVR3       SUBVR3
C         MOVE WRKVR4       SUBVR4
C         EXSR $SUBR
C         MOVE SUBVR4       WRKVR4
Avoiding this crud is why we have prototypes, CONST, etc.


Rob Berendt