creating and using packages in pl/i

jawadshaik · New User Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 16

hi every one,

I need details about how to create packages and how to use the created packages in other programs .

hoping responce with good example

with regards,

jawadshaik

Sridevi_C · Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:31 pm Post subject:

Hi,
Packages in PL/I? I know we have in DB2...
Regards,
Sridevi.

jawadshaik · New User Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 16

Hi,

while refeing through some site i got this code referring to package concept

*Process S A(F) LANGLVL(SAA2) LIMITS(EXTNAME(31)) NUMBER;
Package_Demo: Package exports (Factorial);

/***********************************************/
/* Common Data */
/***********************************************/

dcl N fixed bin(15);
dcl Message char(*) value('The factorial of ');

/***********************************************/
/* Main Program */
/***********************************************/

Factorial: proc options (main);
dcl Result fixed bin(31);
put skip list('Please enter a number whose factorial ' ||
'must be computed ');
get list(N);
Result = Compute_factorial(n);
put list(Message || trim(N) || ' is ' || trim(Result));
end Factorial;

/***********************************************/
/* Subroutine */
/***********************************************/

Compute_factorial: proc (Input) recursive returns (fixed bin(31));
dcl Input fixed bin(15);
if Input <= 1 then
return(1);
else
return( Input*Compute_factorial(Input-1) );
end Compute_factorial;

end Package_Demo;

here i didnt get how this package is created and used

I mean there is some thing called packeges in pl/i and my query is how to create and use them

regards,

Jawadshaik