Thanks for the routine. I wholeheartedly agree on keyword parameters! I am a power user of C++ and generally like the language but one of the things I dislike is that I miss the keyword parameters of z/OS macros. I sometimes code C++ calls with comments like
x = foo(/* length= */ 3, /* width= */ 17, /* height= */ 12); Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeremy Nicoll Sent: Friday, November 20, 2020 6:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Has anyone integrated Rexx with IKJPARS? On Thu, 19 Nov 2020, at 19:30, Charles Mills wrote: > I am considering an EXEC that would accept parameters of > > 'a quoted string', 'another quoted string', simpletoken1, simpletoken2, ... One of the drawbacks of a parameter format like that is that it's not flexible if you have to support optional parameters (unless you specify null or placeholder values). I preferred (in NetView automation routines mainly) to use named parms, not least because it's easier to see which is which, and naming the parms ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
