RE: Correct use of STATIC variables

["Dennis Lovelady" <iseries@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I think the point of STATIC variables is, you DON'T initialize them
> between program calls. At least, not according to this description from
> the RPG Reference on static variables. I mean, how do you initialize
> something that is not visible outside of its context, such as a
> procedure?

Upon occasion I will have a procedure that needs to know if it needs to be
"reset."  Maybe it's accumulating some total for groups of data or ...

For example, if one parameter is a flag that is passed to indicate "First
call from this entity" (whatever that entity may be).  When the procedure
sees that flag is set, it can do its re-initialization.

Is this what the OP had in mind?  

Dennis Lovelady
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