RE: RPG ILE Problems (Activation Groups)

[Jorge Merino <jorge@xxxxxxxxx>]

Real ILE programs activation groups can also be deleted by using the command "Reclaim Activation Group" RCLACTGRP *ELIGIBLE, yeah, bad practice, but still possible.

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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joep Beckeringh
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 12:05 PM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: Re: RPG ILE Problems (Activation Groups)

Luis,

In general:
- Real ILE programs are intended to run in 'real' activation groups, not 
in the default activation group. OPM compatible programs - 
DFTACTGRP(*YES) - are intended to run in the OPM environment; they 
behave differently.

Specifically:
- Real ILE programs stay active until the activation group ends. If a 
real ILE program runs in the default activation group, the only way to 
end it is to end the job.
- OPM compatible programs react to RCLRSC as OPM programs do: they close 
their files and on next activation behave as if they were called for the 
first time. When an ILE program runs in the default activation group and 
a RCLRSC is issued, the files are closed, but on the next call the 
program will not reopen them.

Joep Beckeringh


Op 03-03-11 19:02, LuisMaldonado schreef:
> Hi,
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> could someone explain me why  Using *caller with dftactgrp causes big problems.
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> thank you
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