RE: Line count?

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Splendid!

I am new to this list and now i wonder why i wasted most of my 3 years of RPG
programming frantically searching IBM AS400 books.

Thanks all!!!
Regards,

Hrishikesh Kotwal

>From: Buck Calabro
>Reply-To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
>To: "'rpg400-l@midrange.com'"
>Subject: RE: Line count?
>Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 12:15:54 -0500
>
> >I read File A and print all records, with each record on
> >a different line. Within this read loop, I read File B
> >(File B may have one or more records
> >matching with File A).
> >
> >Assume I print the first record from File A on Line 1.
> >
> >Then I read File B, find 3 records. Each record must
> >be printed on a different line.
> >
> >In order to print these records from Line 1, I specify
> >0 spaces before new line is printed in the O-specs.
> >This serves my purpose and I get the first record from
> >File B on Line 1. then I go ahead and print the other
> >2 records from File B on Lines 2 & 3 respectively.
> >
> >BUT now there is another File C which also may
> >have one or more records matching File A. These
> >records also must be printed from Line 1. Because
> >I have already printed records from File B, I have
> >reached Line number 3.
> >
> >How do I get back to Line 1. and start printing
> >data from File C?
>
>Several ideas:
>1) Switch to DDS and use the POSITION keyword.
>2) Matching record
>3) Build the entire page (or section) in an array
>4) Go back to the user and simplify the output
>5) Use SQL/OPNQRYF to join the records
>6) Give the data to the user in PC or HTML form and let them format it
>
>I you get some ideas from this list that might work for you.
> --buck
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