Re: A probably stupid Question....

If you are going to use the OVRDBF to rename the file and record, how about
using the prefix keyword on the F-spec to rename all the fields in one of
the files.

If you want to rename only certain fields, use the I-specs.

I'm not sure why you would have to internally describe the file.

You are using RPG IV, right?

Patrick Conner
www.ConnecTown.com
(828) 244-0822


                                                                                
                                       
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I am doing file conversions and have a problem.  I have two files with the
same name, same record name and same field names.  However, some of the
field definitions have changed, ie a 4b,0 field has become a 6A field.  I
can obviously change file naes with OVRDBF commands and rename record
names, but is there anyway that anyone knows of that will make this easier
than having to internally define one of the files to rename the fields to
map between the two files?  Some of the DDS files are short so internally
defining them would not be a problem, but some of them have DDSs that are 8
pages long, etc which for only having to change 2 or 3 fields seems like a
lot of wasted work to me.


Elonna



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