RE: Help with data area in RPG

Don,
What I am trying to do is when a user signs on a data area is created for that 
user. Then a program will run asking the users location. Once I get that I want 
to output a two(2) chara code in the data area to use in my cl.
I have also enclosed part of my code.

 Duserdta          DS                  dtaara(*var:UsrID) 
 Dprtdev                   1     10A                      
 D                sds                                     
 DUsrID                  254    263A       

Any suggestion or pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Willie..               

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Subject: RE: Help with data area in RPG


The local data area can be populated using the CHGDTAARA command.  The CL
Reference has detailed information on how to use this command.  

The RPG program code would look something like:
LocalDataArea UDS       DTAARA(*LDA)
<Sub-fields>

IN LocalDataArea

The parameters method would just involve the CL program passing whatever
information you're placing in the data area as parameters (*ENTRY in RPG) to
the RPG program (CALL RPGPGM (&PARM1 &PARM2...)

As for the third, QTEMP is unique to each job in the system so even though
the data area would have the same name, there would be a different copy of
it for each user signed on. 

As a fourth option, how about creating a service program to populate and
retrieve the information in your data area?  You wouldn't have to put the
logic into every CL and RPG program that will use this technique that way. 

Hope that helps.

Donald R. Fisher, III
Project Manager
Roomstore Furniture Company
(804) 784-7600 extension 2124
DFisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Would you please show me an example of the first two. Cannot use the last
suggestion because has to be different for each user that signson.
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