RE: Precompiler doesn't like the LIKE

[Zachary Johnson <ZJohnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This little test works fine for me at V5R4....


     D TestPR          pr            10a
     D Char10          s             10a

      /Free

        Char10 = TestPR();
        Return;

      /End-Free

     P TestPR          b
     D TestPR          pi            10a

     D ReturnVar       s                   Like(TestPR)
      /Free
        Exec SQL Set :ReturnVar = '10';
        Return ReturnVar;
      /End-Free
     P TestPR          e                


> 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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