Re: Plain old RPGLE program in /Free

[Pete Helgren <Pete@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I should have been clearer, but you got the gist of it.  I haven't yet 
tackled the modules-service programs-programs division, yet. But, when I 
do get to that step I'll remember that P specs are for the sub 
procedures.  That is the way I have been coding them.  It was the "main" 
procedure coding that left me scratching my head.

Again, thanks for the patient and complete responses.

Pete

Scott Klement wrote:
> Pete Helgren wrote:
>   
> > So, if I understand you correctly, I will always have a "main" procedure 
> > that will be coded with D specs that has both a procedure prototype
> >     
>
> Shrug.. I can't answer THAT.   I write TONS of code that doesn't have a 
> main procedure.  You can eliminate the main procedure from an RPG module 
> by putting the NOMAIN keyword on the H-spec.
>
> However, a *PGM object has to have at least one main procedure to be 
> called by the CALL command.  But, I build a program out of 10 modules, 
> only one of the ten has to have a main procedure.   Furthermore, service 
> programs do not have to have a main procedure at all -- and in fact, 
> most service programs (in my experience) do not have main procedures.
>
> I guess the important part is that you understand the difference between 
> a main procedure and a subprocedure, and you understand that P-specs are 
> for subprocedures, not main ones.
>
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