Re: Declaring an external printer file

Interesting...

Never thought of that trick...

Charles

On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM Daniel Gross <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Greg,
>
> the compiler doesn't generate I-specs for files defined in a
> sub-procedure.
>
> So either define the file IN the sub-procedure and always use data
> structures for all output statements.
>
> Or define the file globally with USROPN - let the compiler generate global
> I-specs - use the file like normal - and just only open and close it inside
> the procedure.
>
> Either way, I recommend closing the file in the ON-EXIT section like that:
>
>    on-exit;
>      if %open(...);
>        close ...;
>      endif;
>
> This way, the file always gets correctly closed - even if the procedure
> ends abnormally.
>
> HTH
> Daniel
>
>
> > Am 19.08.2025 um 17:31 schrieb Greg Wilburn <
> [email protected]>:
> >
> > I would like to declare a printer file in a sub procedure... but I
> can't seem to get the program to compile.
> > If I move it to the program level, it compiles just fine.
> >
> > When the DCL-F is in the sub procedure, I get RNF7274: A result data
> structure is required for I/O operations to file MYPRTF
> >
> > The goal is to only open the externally described printer file when that
> particular sub proc is called, and close it when the procedure is finished.
> >
> > TIA
> > Greg
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