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PostPosted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:39 pm
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Hi,

Program A is calling sub program B twice. Since Program 'B' is in Inital the Local-storage values remains the same when program 'A' calls Program 'B' second time.

What are all the possibilities to convert Program 'B' non-initial
apart from recompiling Program 'B'. (i.e. without changing Program 'B').

Please let me know.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:52 pm
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Remove "PROGRAM IS INITIAL" from the PROGRAM-ID clause? icon_rolleyes.gif
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:54 pm
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I agree it will help, but my scenario is not to touch the Program 'B'. I feel 'CANCEL' will help...
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:56 pm
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pkmurali,

you have everything ass-backwards.

INITIAL and CANCEL have the same effect.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:31 am
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Dick Brenholtz

I am using a existing COBOL Program in my project(similar to Program 'B' mentioned in the previous post) which retains it's local storage variables, i can't able to find the keyword 'INITIAL' or 'CANCEL' used in the program.Since we use Endevor the compiling details are not available. Please let me know what should be done to make that program non-initial.

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:49 pm
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pkmurali wrote:
Hi,

Program A is calling sub program B twice. Since Program 'B' is in Inital the Local-storage values remains the same when program 'A' calls Program 'B' second time.

What are all the possibilities to convert Program 'B' non-initial
apart from recompiling Program 'B'. (i.e. without changing Program 'B').

Please let me know.

Thanks,
Murali.


AFAIK INITIAL clause causes the variables to be 'refreshed'. i.e. the variables WILL NOT retain the values from the previous call.

According to my understanding, Using INITIAL in the called program and using CANCEL before calling the subprogram in the calling program yields the same effect. Is there really a need to change anything??
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 4:49 pm
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My objective is to make the program 'B' to be non-initial without touching the program 'B'. Is it possible?
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does program b have PROGRAM IS INITIAL in the PROGRAM-ID clause?????

if not, then your objective has been obtained - without action.

If Program b has the INITIAL phrase in the PROGRAM-ID clause,
then you have to change Program b.

you said that there are no CANCEL Program b instructions in Program a,
so that is not an issue.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:00 pm
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does program b have PROGRAM IS INITIAL in the PROGRAM-ID clause?????

NO

if not,
then if there are no CANCEL Program b instructions in Program a,
then program b's working-storage,
will
on subsequent CALLs,
have the same values as when exited on the previous invocation.

No Cancel statement coded
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then you do not have a problem. and you don't need to take any action.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:05 pm
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I have overlooked the possibility that Program b executes INITIALIZE instructions.

Does Program b initialize all of its working-storage via INITIALIZE instructions?
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I have xpedited the subprogram, where WS-END-OF-CB002003 is the working storage variable.

This is the first call...

Code:

COMMAND ===>                                                        SCROLL ===>    CSR 
                            BEFORE BREAKPOINT ENCOUNTERED                           
                                                  -                                 
000067    K    05 WS-END-OF-CB002003                 >     N                                 
                                                  ----+----1----+----2----+----3    
MORE->         01 LK-ECA-HEADER                      >     ..............................    
                                                  ----+----1----+----2----+----3    
------         -----------------------------------------    Before R243B002/AMODE 31    <>
000826         ********************                                              0114
=====>    B     PROCEDURE DIVISION USING LK-ECA-HEADER                           0116
000828                                   LK-R243B002-DATA-IN                     0117
000829                                   LK-R243B002-DATA-OUT.                   0117
000830         ********************                                              0118
000831         *                                                                 0119
000832          DSNSQL SECTION.                                                     


This the status at the end of the sub program...

Code:

    COMMAND ===>                                                        SCROLL ===>    CSR 
                                BEFORE BREAKPOINT ENCOUNTERED                           
                                                      -                                 
    000067    K    05 WS-END-OF-CB002003                 >     Y                                 
             ** END **                                                             
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
    ------         -------------------------------------    Before R243B002:958/AMODE 31    <>
    000957          0000-MAINLINE-EXIT.                                              0149
    =====>    B         GOBACK.                                                      0150
    000959         /                                                                 0151
    000960          1000-INITIALIZATION.                                             0152
    000961              MOVE '1000-INITIALIZATION'         TO WS-PARAGRAPH-NM.       0153
    000962                                                                           0154
    000963         * TEMPORARY TABLE DECLARATION                                     0154


this the second call.. where the value of WS-END-OF-CB002003 remains the same 'Y' (retaining the value after the first call).

Code:

    COMMAND ===>                                                        SCROLL ===>    CSR 
    PROGRAM:    R243B002      MODULE: R243B002 COMP DATE:  09/17/2002 COMP TIME:14:56:25
                                                      -                                 
    000067    K    05 WS-END-OF-CB002003                 >     Y                                 
                                                      ----+----1----+----2----+----3    
    MORE->         01 LK-ECA-HEADER                      >     ..............................    
                                                      ----+----1----+----2----+----3    
    ------         -----------------------------------------    Before R243B002/AMODE 31    <>
    000826         ********************                                              0114
    =====>    B     PROCEDURE DIVISION USING LK-ECA-HEADER                           0116
    000828                                   LK-R243B002-DATA-IN                     0117
    000829                                   LK-R243B002-DATA-OUT.                   0117
    000830         ********************                                              0118
    000831         *                                                                 0119
    000832          DSNSQL SECTION.                                                     
    000833          SQL-SKIP.                                                           
    000834              GO TO SQL-INIT-END.                                             


The Sub program doesn't contain 'INITIAL' or the calling program doesn't have 'CANCEL' statement. Please let me know what should be done to refresh the value for WS-END-OF-CB002003. I am not supposed to change the Sub-Program.

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Murali.
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Is the sub program statically called or dynamically called? If it is statically called, change your calling program to make it a dynamic call.

Use CANCEL after returning from the subprogram -- but note that this verb only works on dynamically called routines.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:42 pm
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To Addwith,

The Sub program is treated as Stored Procedure in earlier application, but i am using it as BatchLoad. Sub-Program can be called as Stored Procedure as well as Batch Program.

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now I understand the problem.
some jerk coded a stored procedure,
knowing that it would not be re-invoked during the task,
and laid crap code so that it is not re-entrant.

you are screwed Murali,

as Robert said, you can only CANCEL dynamically CALLed modules,
so your process must eat the overhead created by CANCELing and reLOADing the module for each invocation.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:08 pm
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To be more specific,

I have coded Program 'A1' which calls Program 'A2' and Program 'A2' calls Program 'B' all are dynamic calls, after one invocation by Program 'A1' if i cancel Program 'B' will it initialize WS-END-OF-CB002003.

The syntax must be
CANCEL (IDENTIFIER-1,
lITERAL-11....)

Please suggest the above approach is correct or not.

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:32 pm
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Now It's working Fine.

Thanks Dick Brenholtz and Robert Sample.
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glad you were able to solve it. Have a good weekend.
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I have one doubt,what could be the chances of the Program 'B' to hold the value which is being stored on first call? whether it could be the compiler option which made the program to do so?

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what you are asking is
'if a compiler option would override the existence or non-existence of the INITIAL phrase in the PROGRAM-ID clause'.

I don't think so.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:59 pm
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I'm confused about the behavior of the program, i guess it may be due to compiler options. I'm not sure.
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I'm confused about the behavior of the program


you are not going to get any help here if you do not describe the behavior that is confusing you.
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If a sub program(dynamic call) is called twice, for the first call normally a sub program(goback) returning the control back to main program the local variable will contain the initial values for second call. In my case why that program retains the values (first call) in second call. Please let me know.

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What are the compile options? What does the CALL statement look like? Is program B linked into program A or is it an independent module?

You've stated that the call is dynamic, but you've provided no proof of this. A static call will retain values, and unless you've read and understood the COBOL Programming Guide and Language Reference manuals on dynamic calls, it is easy to think a static call is dynamic.
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a dynamic call will also perform the same.

the only time a CALLed module
does not retain working-storage values, generated during the invocation,
on second, third call is
  • the CALLed program is CANCELed
  • the CALLed program has the INITIAL phrase as part of the PROGRAM-ID statement
  • the CALLed program has code in procedure division that modifies working-storage variables before start of processing


Murali,
you want the working-storage variables at an initialized value for each invocation:
you don't want to change the sub-module
you need to CANCEL the module after return to the CALLing module each time.
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