Re: inter subprogram in initial state, but only sometimes

Richard<riplin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 12/23/05 8:57 PM >>>
>> I want the sub-program to sometimes be entered
>> in it's last used state and sometimes in it's initial state. But only
the
>> sub-program itself needs to know when it wants to do one and when it
>> wants to do the other.
>
>How hard would it be for the called program to re-initialise the
>working-storage items, close files etc and generally return itself to
>initial conditions _without_ being cancelled ?
>
>What does cancel achieve that a few moves and closes would not ?

Well, if you have a lot of VALUE clauses in your working storage
definitions, then there would but quite a lot of moves. It would be nice
just to let the COBOL runtime do it.

Frank


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