Re: Copying multi-format PF

You could also create multiple members in the individual files always using
the original file name(s) for the programming outputting to the files.  Then
instead of duplicating the files, rename the members to INV123456.

Eric A. Wolf

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Barton" <Mike.Barton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "RPG programming on the AS400/iSeries" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 8:14 AM
Subject: Re: Copying multi-format PF


>
> >I understand that this scenerio can be/is confusing, and maybe I'm going
> about
> >it all wrong. What is happening is: We will run our custom-built
invoicing
> >process, which will populate the header, detail and total PFs which have
> the LF
> >over them. I will then "rename" the logical to the invoice number for
this
> >particular invoice. Then the process happens again. Each invoice number
> needs
> >it's own set of header, detail and total files. It would look like this:
> >Header_invoice_123 ---
> >Detail_invoice_123    ---
> >Detail_invoice_123   --- ----> InvoiceLF -----> rename (or copy) to
File123
> >Total_invoice_123  ----
> >
> >Header_invoice_456 ----
> >Detail_invoice_456  ----- -----> InvoiceLF -----> rename to File456
> >Total_invoice_456   -----
>
> John
> i suggest you either CRTDUPOBJ or CPYF the three physical files
> to the new names .
> e.g. CPYF FROMFILE(Header_invoice) TOFILE(Header_invoice_123)
CRTFILE(*YES)
> CPYF FROMFILE(Detail_invoice) TOFILE(Detail_invoice_123) CRTFILE(*YES)
> CPYF FROMFILE(Total_invoice) TOFILE(Total_invoice_123) CRTFILE(*YES)
>
> And then do a CRTLF  specifying the 3 files
> e.g.CRTLF FILE(InvoiceLF_123) DTAMBRS((Header_invoice_123)
> (Detail_invoice_123) (Total_invoice_123))
>
> Pls note I haven't actually tried this !
>
> Mike
>
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