Re: Precompiler doesn't like the LIKE

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> > Can you define a standalone variable to be like a procedure?
Yes, you can, if the procedure is designated to have a return value.

> >  Why not change the like on your "Rtn" variable to be  SFCLB2Ctmp.LBL?
This way is more fun, and has a practical benefit too.  I might decide to
change the type of the return value (I often do).  Making the standalone
values in the procedure be like the procedure interface, make a few less
places I have to look for where to change the type spec.




                                                                           
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I'm not on V6R1, but can you define a standalone variable to be like a
procedure?  That doesn't make sense to me.  But that's me.


 Why not change the like on your "Rtn" variable to be  SFCLB2Ctmp.LBL?







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rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 09/09/2009 12:35:21 PM:

> I have the following subprocedure, at OS level V6.1.  The precompiler
> chokes, saying that 'Rtn' is not defined, or not usable.  RPGLE seems to
> have no trouble, as I've defined return values like this before, just
never
> a variable used as a host variable in an SQL statement.  Is this just a
> Pre-Compiler shortfall, or is there something I'm doing incorrectly?
>
>
>
>      D $GetLblMod      PR                  LIKE(SFCLB2Ctmp.LBL)
>      D  InCust                             LIKE(ECLtmp.LCUST) CONST
>      D  InShip                             LIKE(ECLtmp.LSHIP) CONST
>      D                                     OPTIONS(*NOPASS)
> ....
> ....
> ....
>      P $GetLblMod      B
>      D $GetLblMod      PI                  LIKE(SFCLB2Ctmp.LBL)
>      D  InCust                             LIKE(ECLtmp.LCUST) CONST
>      D  InShip                             LIKE(ECLtmp.LSHIP) CONST
>      D                                     OPTIONS(*NOPASS)
>      D*-------------------
>      D Rtn             S                   like($GetLblMod)
>      D Ship            S                   like(ECLtmp.LSHIP)
>
>       /FREE
>
>        if %parms>=2;
>          Ship=InShip;
>        endif;
>
>        exec sql
>          select LBL into :Rtn
>            from SFCLB2C
>            where ID='ID'
>              and Cust=:InCust
>              and (Ship=:Ship or Ship=0)
>            order by Ship desc
>            fetch first row only;
>
>         RETURN Rtn;
>
>       /END-FREE
>      P $GetLblMod      E
>
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