RE: Multiformat Logical files - Thanks for not replying

Arvind,
Wow.  This may be an artifact of the language barrier, but I urge you to be
a bit more patient.  The people who answer questions on the list are not
simply waiting around for people to ask them questions: they are busy
working on projects for their employer...  It's considered polite to not
answer unless one can make a contribution.  If you got no answer, perhaps no
one has the answer to give you?  I have never tried to use DDM in
multiformat logicals, so I attempted it out of curiosity...

I presume you have tried combining the PF and DDMF on one logical and
received CPD5701 "Combination of physical files and DDM files not allowed"
like I did.  So you already know that you cannot combine PF and DDMF in the
same logical file.  Therefore, you must be looking for alternatives:
o Add the DDM files and logic to your application
o Use a command key to jump to a new "display history" program.
o Use SQL and RDB to connect to both machines at the same time.

Multiformat logical files are "old" technology, designed to help S/36 people
to migrate to the AS/400.  As such, IBM consistently pressed developers not
to use them except for temporary conversion efforts.  I would personally
advise you to re-write your application so that you can eliminate the use of
multiformat logicals.  Having such a large change in your database will be a
good reason to undertake this task.

Best of luck,
Buck Calabro
Commsoft; Albany, NY
"Nothing is so firmly believed as
 that which we least know" -- Michel Montaigne
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gahlaut, Arvind 
> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 12:59 PM
> To:   'RPG400-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:      RE: Multiformat Logical files - Thanks for not replying 
> 
> Thanks Guys for not getting any reply
>        Thanks for the help 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gahlaut, Arvind 
> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 12:17 PM
> To: 'RPG400-L@midrange.com'
> Subject: Multiformat Logical files based on Local and remote system
> files 
> 
> 
> Hi Guys,
>               Please allow me to introduce myself. My Name is Arvind
> Gahlaut
> and I am from India, working since last couple of years on AS/400.
> 
>               I am having a situation where we are using couple of
> multiformat Logical file Based on open orders and history. Recently it's
> been decided to move all the history files to a separate new AS400 and use
> DDM to access the history.
>               Is there any way of having a multiformat logical files based
> on both local and remote systems files. 
> 
> Thanks,
> Arvind Gahlaut  
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