DMIS S I R Entry

Dimensional Measuring Interface Standard
Standard Improvement Request

SIR No.
97-14
DMIS Release
3.0
SIR Type
Other
Severity
Interpretation Request
Status
Resolved
Date Submitted
March 6 1997
Date Validated
March 6 1997
Date In Process
September 11 1997
Date Referred

Date Vote Pending

Date Closed
September 11 1997
Action
Clarifications
 Submitted By
Dietmar May
Object Workshops, Inc.
PO Box 597
Wytheville VA 24382
USA
Phone: (540)223-1145
Fax: (540)223-1241
dcmay@object-workshops.com

Problem Topic
DMISMD: Scoping of valid statements

Problem Description
Is it valid to have statements other than DECL/ and XTERN-related within a DMISMD that are not inside of a MACRO? If so, how are these reached (ie, what DMIS syntax is used to execute them)?

Is it legal to have LOCAL variables declared within DMISMD? If so, how are they accessed?

References
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Related SIRs
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Suggested Resolution
Indicate that it is illegal to have any statements other than those enclosed within a MACRO/ENDMAC pair inside of a DMISMD; or explain how these statements can be meaningfully used or accessed.

Support Documentation
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Resolution

Warning!!

The following statement is only a resolution to a Standard Improvement Request (SIR) and is NOT part of the current DMIS standard, nor is it guaranteed to become part of the next revision of the DMIS standard even if voted and accepted by the DMIS National Standards Committee. This resolution is tentative because it may not be incorporated into the next version of the standard, it could be changed prior to the next release, or it could be changed as the result of the "public review and comment" period required for the next version of the standard. If you choose to use this tentative resolution, you do so at your own risk since at this time it is not part of the DMIS standard.

Discussed per 4/97.
Approved per 9/97.
Resolution: Add text to CALL's note and move note.
1) Add text to CALL's Note before last sentence: "This can be used to CALL a DMISMD file. In this case, var_4 would not apply." 2) Move CALL's note and append it to CALL's 'routine' definition.

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