Re: RPG ILE Problems (Activation Groups)

[Ken Sims <mdrg8066@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jeff -

On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 07:09:07 -0800 (PST), Jeff Young
<cooljeff913@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In all my functions that require I/O access, I have a parm that indicates the 
> action for the routine.
> If the action is *GET (for example), I test if the files are open, and if not, 
> open them.
> If the action is *CLOSE, I just close any files that are open.

Personally I would not have an action parameter, I would (and do in my
own service programs) have a separate procedure for each action.

Not only does that eliminate parameter compatibility issues between
the different actions, it also allows using a cross-referencing tool
to show what program is requesting what actions based on the
procedures used by that program.

Ken
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