Re: Why use PHP? What are the disadvantages?

[Simon Coulter <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 21/04/2010, at 7:47 AM, James Perkins wrote:

> I did recently read a presentation of yours about service programs. It
> seems adding the new procedures after any current ones seems to be
> what I would need to do.

A service program discussion really belongs in MIDRANGE-L or perhaps  
RPG400-L but ...

You can stick new procedures anywhere in the service program source.  
What you cannot do is insert public exports anywhere you like in the  
binding source. In the binding source, all new exports must go after  
any existing exports.

There are other 'tricky' things you can do with binding source to  
rename existing procedures yet not have to recompile consumers and  
similar things but those techniques have been discussed previously so  
search the archives if you're interested.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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