Re: Procedure PR/PI question

[Sam_L <lennon_s_j@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Correct, but if you inadvertently forget to define a local variable on a 
d-spec and a global one exists the procedure will quietly and quite 
happily use the global one, possibly with disastrous or random effects.

Sam


On 4/30/2013 6:39 AM, paultherrien@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I may not understand what you are saying, but it is my understanding that if
> you use a d-spec in your procedure to define a variable then the variable is
> local to the procedure.
>
>
> Paul
>
>
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>
> I would like to have an option that says "All the variables I define in
> this procedure are local unless I specify otherwise".   I know, if I put
> it in a separate source file I get the same effect, but this isn't always
> practical or politically acceptable in some shops.
>
> Sam