Re: likerec by extname from copybook

"Simonse, Arco (CMK)" wrote:
> 
> What I hoped to do is to define a template datastructure in my D-specs
> copybook what calling programs should use when calling the I/O routine.
> The only place where I want to have F-specs is in my serviceroutines.
> That's why I tried to use the copybook DS on my LIKEREC definition.
> 
> When I replace my LIKERECs with LIKEDS keywords, just like you Tim, then
> I cannot chain directly into the datastructure because that requires the
> use of LIKEREC. I'm curious how you solved this Tim.
> 

In V5R2, I think the best way to handle this is to define a LIKEREC DS
to be based, and set the basing pointer to the address of your parmeter
DS.  If the parameter is CONST, you'd have to make the LIKEREC DS
non-based, and copy the parameter DS to the LIKEREC DS.

(In V5R3, there's no problem, because the compiler allows the LIKEDS
structure to be used for I/O.)