Re: Procedure pointer

[Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Apr 7, 2010, at 3:22 PM, rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Using a *PGM means you don't have to resolve a system pointer (using  
> MI
> builtins) and call the QleActBndPgm/QleGetExp APIs.  Other than
> eliminating that bit of extra code, the work is the same...

There is one other minor advantages of this approach. A program can be  
called and told to shut itself down, which facilitates replacement in  
a live situation.

And of course telling it to shut down and then restarting it (by  
calling it again) allows for file overrides etc. to be changed without  
additional coding for USROPN etc.

Not big things but when you add them all together the savings add up.


Jon Paris

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