Re: the RPG problem - adrift in the PC-web wind

True. But to suggest so seems overly optimistic IMO, if a generally meaningful and functional outcome is meant to be implied; i.e. given the limitations on what can actually be achieved.

Consider...

Setup:
create table qtemp/pddata (a char(3), d dec(3), s numeric(3)) ;
insert into qtemp/pddata (s) values(-15),(-11),(0),(11),(15) ;
update qtemp/pddata set d=s, a=s ;
crtpf qtemp/pgmdesc rcdlen(8)
cpyf qtemp/pddata qtemp/pgmdesc fmtopt(*nochk) mbropt(*add)
frommbr(*first) tombr(*first)

Using qtemp/pgmdesc as the program described file with data...

Now create the LF to describe the data in that "flat file":
create view ... from qtemp/pgmdesc) ; -- fails with -7008 rc7
crtlf /* what DDS-LF source can give a worthwhile external
description using the PFILE(QTEMP/PGMDESC) ? */

Regards, Chuck

On 14-Mar-2012 11:52 , Raul A. Jager W. wrote:

You can create logical files over your "flat files"

Justin Taylor wrote:

QS36F flat files do not show up in iNav or the SQuirreL SQL
client, and I assume the same would apply to EGL. I'm sure you
can still access the data, any wizards might not work though.