Re: System/36 command from a CL?

Hi, Charles:

Unfortunately, if you use CRTPF with RCDLEN(nnn),
with no DDS source, you cannot create a keyed file,
as far as I can tell...

Take a peek at this article:
   http://www.itjungle.com/guruo/mgo020802-story02.html

I would just create equivalent DDS, then use CRTPF with the
new DDS member, and you can create an equivalent keyed
physical file.

While you are at it, you may want to consider defining the other
fields in the record and making it an externally described file...?

There are several third-party tools to assist with converting your
entire S/36 apps. to "native" OS/400, such as ASNA's ProStart;
see: http://www.linomasoftware.com/modx/products/prostart

HTH,

Mark S. Waterbury

From: "Charles St-Laurent" <dringpiece@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 11:46 AM
Subject: System/36 command from a CL?

Hi!

I would like to know if it is possible to execute a System/36 command (for

example BLDFILE) from a CL script. Or, if it not possible, how can I create

a keyed physical file without DDS associated with that new file?

BLDFILE ?L'1,2'?_BATCH,I,RECORDS,1000,256,,T,124,5,DFILE,NODUPKEY,1000
<------------ I want to do the equivalent of this S/36 command in a CL
script (a new file with a unique key at position 124... the length of the
file = 256)...

Thanks in advance for your answers

Charles St-Laurent