Re: Copy IFS .txt file records to PF or READ from RPGIV

Another consideration is the 'other' ways the data will be used. If
it's only used by your program, then I would use direct IFS reads from
RPG. If the data will be used in SQL or QUERY/400 or other processes
that expect a traditional, externally described data file, then I
would use the copy to a PF technique.

On 1/16/07, Jerry Adams <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Frank,

Either way will, of course, work.  The only time that I ever had to do
this I used Scott Klement's tutorial (www.scottklement.com) and just
read directly from the IFS; saves the step of copying to a PF.


The hard part is going to be parsing the data elements, though unlike
mine, yours appears to be fixed (positional).  The delimiters ( | ) in
mine floated!


Thanks.

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fkany@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Good afternoon,
>
> I have a text file in the IFS that has 2 records(displays as 1 line when
> opened in notepad):
> TGHU7051481-860580|TGHU7051481|40HC|||290.00000000000|EAC|||
> TTNU9726230-860578|TTNU9726230|40HC|||290.00000000000|EAC|||
>
> Which method of the 3 below would be the simpliest in setting up to process
> the data?
>
> 1) Copy records from the text file to a physical file, then use RPG to READ
> the file?
>
> 2) READ text file records directly from RPG?
>
> 3) Your suggestion...
>
> If it will help, the system I'm working on is at V5R4.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Frank
>
>

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