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[Consultant]

Hi,

I am declaring the most variables with DCL statement in PL/I.If I combine all the decarations put under a group variable is it effiecient? Could anybody elaborate on this?

First Method:
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DCL WS_ABC CHAR(05);
---- -------- ---------
---- -------- ---------
DCL WS-XYZ CHAR(10);

ETC..

like

SECOND METHOD:
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DCL 1 OTHER_VARIABLES,
3 WS_ABC CHAR(05);
3--------- ---------;


3 WS_XYZ CHAR(10);

Thanks in advance..

[Nic Clouston]

Neither way is wrong or more efficient. Possibly using the first method may save a few bytes of storage as the compiler has more flexibility as to where to locate variables.

From an aesthetic point of view the first is preferable because the varables are not related (necessarily). I assume grouped variables to be related eg a record structure.

Of couse, the easiest and quickest way to find these things out is to try first and ask later.
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[Terry_Heinze]

Consultant,
Please show enough courtesy to wait more than 3 minutes before posting the same question on a different bulletin board.
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