Re: Library list heartache

Buck,

Thanks.  I wound up creating the files as UsrOpn and in each of the
functions that use the file I do a

C        If    NOT %Open(CCOHD)
C        Open  CCOHD
C        EndIf

And I created 3 functions called CloseCCOHD, CloseCCOHD04 and CloseCCODT
which are the 3 files I use in the service program.  The program, at the
end, calls each of these in turn, which simply do a 
C        Close   CCOHD
C        Return

Everything seems to work now, and I didn't have to hard code the library
name anywhere.  

So I guess the answer is, it will open the file pointed to by the library
list, and not just reopen the same file.

> I do not want to hard code library names in the program, so I guess my
> question is: If I define this file as USROPN, and close it and immediately
> reopen it, will it switch to the file pointed to in the Library List, or
> will it just reopen the same file again?

Regards,

Jim Langston


Buck Calabro wrote:
> 
> Jim,
> Any open will use *LIBL to resolve to the actual file unless overridden.
> Your service program must not have LR on, because it's leaving CCOHD open.
> You can either set LR on or use an explicit CLOSE to close it.  I'd go with
> the explicit CLOSE with a comment to let the next programmer in know that
> the close is being done to be able to OPEN a different file.
> 
> Buck
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Langston
> > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 2:17 PM
> > To:   RPG400-L@midrange.com
> > Subject:      Library list heartache
> >
> > I have a program that processes a customer given file into
> > our own OS/400 files written in RPG.
> >
> > In test environment, everything works great, but now that it's
> > in production I find a problem.
> >
> > I have a CL calling this same program twice, once to process
> > records for one of my locations, the second time to process records
> > for another location.  It adds to the library list for the second
> > call, and calls the program with another parameter.
> >
> > Now here's the problem.
> >
> > I have this program calling some modules that are bound together into
> > a service program.  One of these modules has a file in the F-Specs, which
> > it searches to see if the record exists.  What I find is happening is
> > when the module is first called the library list is pointing to a certain
> > file which it opens.  After that program is done, it gets called again,
> > but it still has the previous file open, so it is looking at the wrong
> > records (pain in the neck to track down that bug).
> >
> > I do not want to hard code library names in the program, so I guess my
> > question is: If I define this file as USROPN, and close it and immediately
> > reopen it, will it switch to the file pointed to in the Library List, or
> > will
> > it just reopen the same file again?
> >
> > Snippet from the CL:
> >
> >     /*** REMOVE THE LIBRARY SO WE KNOW IT IS *FIRST ***/
> >     RMVLIBLE   LIB(CARTCNX)
> >     MONMSG     MSGID(CPF0000)
> >     ADDLIBLE   LIB(CARTCNX)
> >     CALL       PGM(BSTORDADD) PARM('CNX')
> >
> >     /*** REMOVE THE LIBRARY SO WE KNOW IT IS *FIRST ***/
> >     RMVLIBLE   LIB(CARTSEA)
> >     MONMSG     MSGID(CPF0000)
> >     ADDLIBLE   LIB(CARTSEA)
> >     CALL       PGM(BSTORDADD) PARM('SEA')
> >
> > Snippet from the RPG:
> >
> >  C                   Eval      FilePrefix = OHICFP
> >  C                   Eval      FileSuffix = GetNextSuffix(FilePrefix)
> >
> > Snippet from the RPG Module:
> >
> >  FCCOHD     UF   E           K DISK
> >  ...
> >  C     CCOHD_Key     KList
> >  C                   KFld                    GNS_Prefix
> >
> >  C                   Eval      FileSuffix = -1
> >
> >  C     CCOHD_Key     SetLL     OHdRc
> >  C     CCOHD_Key     Reade(N)  OHdRc
> >  C                   DoW       Not %Eof(CCOHD)
> >
> > That is where it is giving me problems.  On the second call to the RPG it
> > still has
> > CARTCNX/CCOHD open instead of CARTSEA/CCOHD.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jim Langston
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