Re: Runtime KLIST change?

What problem does this solve? I see nothing in your example to explain why
the pointer is necessary. Stmt 42.00 with the appropriate <PFile> would give
you all the fields in the record prefixed with "OR_".


From: <boothm@earth.goddard.edu>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 1999 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: Runtime KLIST change?


> Here's an example Frank.  Its not my code but I use it a lot and it solves
> a problem.  I don't know any other easy way to do what this code does:
>
> 0037.00  * ---------------------------------------------
> 0038.00  * Original Record
> 0039.00  * ---------------------------------------------
> 0040.00 D@OrRecord        S               *   Inz(*Null)
> 0041.00
> 0042.00 DOrRecord       E DS                  ExtName(<PFile>) Prefix(OR_)
> 0043.00 D                                     Based(@OrRecord)
> 0044.00
> 0045.00  * ---------------------------------------------
>
> Essentially, if you change "<PFile>" to the file name you are using you'll
have all the fields in the
> record available prefixed with "OR_"
> _______________________
> Booth Martin
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>
>
>
> Frank Steinjan <fstone@wtal.de>
> Sent by: owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com
> 12/05/1999 06:57 AM
> Please respond to RPG400-L
>
>
>         To:     RPG400-L@midrange.com
>         cc:
>         Subject:        Re: Runtime KLIST change?
>
> Hi guys,
>
> let me say this: everybody of you knows how boring those discussions are
> and where they lead to.
> I didn't want to discuss "the possibillity to use pointers to solve a
> special problem". I just
> wanted a hint, if there is a possibillity and how it looks like. Believe
> it or not, but I'm also
> doing programming for a couple of years and I think I could decide by
> myself if this solution is
> practical and maintainable. If you don't know about those possibillities,
> how could you else
> decide if its "good" or "bad" ??? :-)
>
> greedzzzz,
>
> Frank
>
>
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