RE: Generate hash code for a source member?

I'm probably going to show my ignorance here, but is there a level
identifier you can compare in the same manner as a hash code?

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Bale [mailto:dbale@samsa.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 10:45 AM
> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Generate hash code for a source member?
>
>
> (Cross posted on Midrange-L, RPG400-L, & MI400)
>
> Has anyone invented this wheel?  I'm looking for a way to
> compare source
> members on different systems to determine whether or not they are
> identical - Yes or No.  If different, I don't care how different.
>
> Because I don't really want to save & restore whole source
> files between two
> systems, my thinking was to create a hash code for each
> source member based
> on the contents.  Create a file with fields:  Library Name, File Name,
> Source Member Name, Hash Code.  FTP the file from the system
> A to system B
> and compare the two.  I'm fairly confident that the two
> source files are
> identical, but I need to be sure.
>
> Is a hash code generator what I'm looking for here?  Feed in
> Library/File(Member) and get back a 16(?)-byte hash code?  If so, does
> anyone have one that runs on V3R2?
>
> - Dan Bale
> (I am *NOT* "Dale"
> http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l/200105/msg00281.html )
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