RE: confused over this prototype definition

[David FOXWELL <David.FOXWELL@xxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Message d'origine-----
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] De la part de Dennis Lovelady
>
> Birgitta wrote:
>
> > Fields specified within prototypes are not defined, i.e. 
> are ignored.
> > You even can move off the fields names within the prototype. The 
> > compiler only checks the data types, length, number of decimal 
> > positions, key words and sequence of the parameters.
> > In this way MyProcIn and MyProcOut are only defined once!


Thanks for that explanation, Birgitta.


> To which Paul replied:
>
> > This is not entirely true... especially when using a LikeDS on the 
> > prototype !

I think you sent an attachement to justify that, Paul, but it didn't get through.

> I'm afraid Birgitta is correct, Paul.  A prototype is nothing 
> more than its name implies.

Thanks, Dennis, now I understand completely. I always wondered why the word Prototype was used. Now I feel like head butting something.