RE: Rename file field in RPGLE

Actually you can use the both files with the same record format in one
routine.

On the F Spec simply rename one of the record formats. This way the
fields don't change.

Then if you want to rename just one field, you use the I spec to rename
a field.
If you want to rename all fields use the prefix on the F Spec.


Assume both files have the format CHAMARA1R.

FCHAMARA1 IF E DISK
// CHARMARA1 has: SHAREDKEY and OTHERFLD and NUM1

FCHAMARA2 IF E DISK rename(Chamara1r: input)
// CHARMARA2 has: SHAREDKEY and OTHERCOL and NUM1

ICHAMARA1R NS 01
I SHAREDKEY XSHAREDKEY


The overlapping field would be NUM1. The data would be from the last
file read.
Where SHAREDKEY is from RA1 and XSHAREDKEY is from RA2.


Sharon Wintermute


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chamara Withanachchi
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 8:40 AM
To: RPG Programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: Rename file field in RPGLE

Ok then fine I was talking about if both files were having same record
format. Then you cannot compile



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-----Original Message-----
From: rob@xxxxxxxxx

Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:18:03
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i<rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Rename file field in RPGLE


No the files have different record formats. I am only renaming the
field
from one file, not both.

CREATE TABLE ROB/CHAMARA1 (SHAREDKEY CHAR (5 ) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT,

OTHERFLD CHAR (5 ) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT)
RCDFMT CHAMARA1R

CREATE TABLE ROB/CHAMARA2 (SHAREDKEY CHAR (5 ) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT,

OTHERCOL CHAR (5 ) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT)
RCDFMT CHAMARA2R

Rob Berendt