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  • Subject: Re: Creating physical file without source file.
  • From: David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 12:08:54 -0500 (CDT)
  • In-Reply-To: <35E2D7B1.6089DF9F@inetmi.com> from "Charles Bartholomew" at Aug 25, 98 11:26:41 am

> I would like to distribute a product that will create physical files in
> the user's library of choice.  I don't want to distribute source DDS or
> a prototype file.  Is there any way to create a physical file
> dynamically from a program (no use of QINLINE) without having source in
> a source physical file.  The file(s) need to be externally defined.

You should be able to use the SQL "CREATE TABLE" command to create
your PF.

david

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