Re: Using Pointers

Well, yup.  ie.

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      * Pointer based data structures for the input buffer.
     D recPoint        s               *

      * Map data structure for before and after images of the record
      *  in the buffer from the external description for the file.
     D recFmt1         ds                  based(recPoint)
      * Rest of structure goes here.

      * Now map another to same place.
     D recFmt2         ds                  based(recPoint)
      * etc.  As many as you need.

      * Actual record space.
     D inArea          ds
     D   area1                      256a
     D   area2                      256a
     D   area3                      256a

      * Point to the area.
     C                   EVAL      recPoint = %addr(inArea)
      * Now all data structures are aligned on same record space.

Hope that helps.
B.

Michael Franchino wrote:

> Anyone,
>
> I am in need of some assistance with RPG/IV pointers. My problem is
> this.. I have created a procedure that accepts parameters. This
> procedure will fetch a record in a file by key. This file contains
> 3 fields of 256 bytes (Flat file structure). After finding the
> record I asked for, I need to load that field data into a Data Structure
> in my main program. The data structure breaks out all of the fields
> for me. The problem is that depending upon what record I fetch from
> a file points to a different data structure.
>
> I thought that I could use a pointer to point to a data structure and
> pass that to my procedure and have the fields read in moved to that
> pointer. My problem is that I don't uderstand how to use RPG/IV pointers
> that well and am really confused. My only other choice is to pass back
> the data in a field and have the main program move it into a data
> structure, but I would prefer to have my procedure do it.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Michael
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