RE: CL question

Stuart,

The record format can be obtained from the DSPFD command. Instead of a 
DSPOBJD over the library in question, try

        DSPFD FILE(library/*ALL) TYPE(*RCDFMT) OUTPUT(*OUTFILE) FILEATR(*PF) 
OUTFILE(somelib/somefile)

The resulting output file will have a record for each of the physical files 
in "library" and will include the record format (field name RFNAME); also 
the library/name of the file (RFLIB/RFNAME).

Hope this helps!
Richard

-----Original Message-----
From:   Allen, Stuart [SMTP:sallen@fellowes.com]

I have the need to scan all files in a set of libraries, and delete all the
records where the condition:    CONOxx='BX'   is met.
Looked easy at first, a couple of dspobjd's and an embedded sql statement.
Snag is the xx part - although this is usually part of the filename, there
are exceptions.  As far as i can tell, SQL won't let me use a wildcard in
the field name. The only place where this number is always held correctly 
is
the 4th and 5th digits of the file format.

Any suggestions as to how i can retrieve this information?  The only way i
can think of doing it is to DMPSYSOBJ for each object, but as i am only a
novice when it comes to programming i don't know how to program this.

TIA,
Stuart

Stuart Allen
European Systems Analyst
Fellowes


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