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  • Subject: RE: External File Descriptions
  • From: Frank Carpenter <fcarpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 07:51:30 -0400

Title: RE: INFDS

Hello   

 

I'm looking for some help with System 36 non externally described files.  We want to eventually recreate all our files with external descriptions, but that is a big undertaking.  I have a project I'm working on now where I really need to have external descriptions.  I wanted to simply create Logical Files over the System 36 Physical files and access the data that way.  The problem I encountered is that the System 36 files are built as on large field on the record and don't have any datalink definitions attached to them.  I get errors on my create because the field names in the logical are not referenced in the physical file.  Would anyone have a quick way of building the logical files I need without the necessity of dynamically link the System 36 files first.?

 

I thought about simply creating new files and copying the data over but this project will be live at all times and involves  several thousands of records.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

 

Frank Carpenter

EMED Co., Inc.

fcarpenter@emedco.com

716 626-1616 ext. 374

 

 


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