RE: DoU...

jim,
yes you can define a klist shorter than the number of key fields in your
file.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Langston [mailto:jimlangston@conexfreight.com]
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 12:40 PM
To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: DoU...


Hmm... I can't define a KList that is shorter than my key fields, can I?
I will try this and see if it works, but I was sure I couldn't do this.

Regards,

Jim Langston

Scott Mildenberger wrote:
> 
> Jim,
> 
> Instead of using READ, use READE with a KLIST that only has the two parts
of
> the equipment number.  That way, you don't have to check when you run out
of
> records with a matching equipment number.  Or you could define a logical
> with all proper fields to check against and then just do a SETLL to check
> whether the record already exists.
> 
> Scott Mildenberger
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Langston [mailto:jimlangston@conexfreight.com]
> > Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 5:15 PM
> > To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: DoU...
> >
> >
> > I am writing a new program, and one of the things I am trying to do is
> > to see if a record already exists.  The Key for this record has the
> > Equipment Number (in 2 parts, EqId and EqNo) and Entry date.
> >
> > What I am actually looking for is the record with the same equipoment
> > number and the existing RefB (Customer Refernace Number) matching.
> >
> > This is the way I'm doing it, and obviously after this code I am going
> > to have to do a If FoundMatch = *On, or to put a call to a subroutine
> > just before, or after, the Eval FoundMatch = *On.
> >
> > It's not, IMO, real clean code.  I seem to think it can be
> > streamlined a
> > bit.  I am only reading the records with the same container
> > number as I
> > use a SetLL and my DoU will fail when the container doesn't match.
> >
> > Any suggestions?  All comments welcome.
> >
> >  C                   Eval      FoundMatch = *Off
> >  C     CCOHD_Key     SetLL     OHdRc
> >  C                   Read      OHdRc
> >  C                   DoU       FoundMatch = *On
> >  C                             Or %Eof(OHdRc)
> >  C                             Or EQEqId <> RXEqId
> >  C                             Or EqEqNo <> RXEqNo
> >
> >  C                   If        %Trim(OHBL#) = %Trim(RXInv#)
> >  C                   Eval      FoundMatch = *On
> >  C                   Else
> >  C                   Read      OHdRc
> >  C                   EndIf
> >
> >  C                   EndDo
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jim Langston
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