RE: EXTPGM keyword

[J.Beckeringh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

David,

You have to distinguish between two different ways of using a prototype 
with EXTPGM:
1) As a prototype for calling other programs. The EXTPGM name determines 
the program that gets called;
2) As a way to define your own *ENTRY PLIST (in combination with a 
procedure interface) - here the EXTPGM name does not really matter. You 
will get an RNF3776 message with severity 10 in your compiler listing.

What Rob was trying to point out to you is that you will get into trouble 
if you start using this prototype in other programs. But before you do 
that you should at least change the internal name ('prc') to something 
more useful. Using the program name for internal as well as external name 
seems obvious here.

Joep Beckeringh


rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 25-05-2009 09:41:37:
> David FOXWELL 
>
> Thanks all.
>
> So the name XXX210 would be the program called if I did a CALLP 
> using the prototype in my module XXX110 compiled into program 
> XXX110. As the call is from a CLP this never happens. The name 
> XXX210 is never actually used.
>
> It's just an accident waiting to happen!?