Procedure object handle

A handle that can reference the context of one of the following procedure object instances:

This object allows you to read and modify the context of the specified procedure according to the type of procedure object instance.

Syntax

procedure-handle [ :attribute | :method ]
procedure-handle
A handle variable that references a procedure object.

For Web services, this object is instantiated when you execute the RUN ON statement that references a Web service server object.

attribute
An attribute of a procedure handle.
method
Specifies a method of a procedure handle.

Attributes

Methods

Example

The following procedure runs another procedure (r-thispr.p) persistently, setting a procedure object handle for it, and displays the value of its PRIVATE-DATA attribute as a message:

r-run-thispr-pers.p

DEFINE VARIABLE hthispr AS HANDLE NO-UNDO.

RUN r-thispr.p PERSISTENT SET hthispr.

MESSAGE "Running the " hthispr:PRIVATE-DATA VIEW-AS ALERT-BOX INFORMATION.

For more information on the r-thispr.p example procedure, see the reference entry for the THIS-PROCEDURE system handle in this section.

Notes

See also

RUN statement, SESSION system handle, THIS-PROCEDURE system handle