System and method for runtime detection of program parameters
US7568187B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4484
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a computer program utility that may be employed in a COBOL programming environment to calculate the number of parameters passed from one program to another. The parameter counting utility may be called from a second program upon receiving a call with parameters from a first program. The parameter counting utility derives the number of parameters by examining the save area of a first program in relation to the save area of the second program which placed the call to the parameter counting utility. The parameter counting utility may then return the number of parameters to the calling program in the form of a variable.
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