Re: Example of using ALIAS for a file -- RPG400-L

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Why not just use SQL?

On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Jeff Young <jyoung0950@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

All,
I have a file that I created from an EXCEL worksheet.
The file has long column names that appear as the Alternate name under
DSPFFD.

I have read the posting in the archives and the help text for the ALIAS
keyword, but am not sure what I need to do when reading the file.
I have defined my file as input,external defined with keywords QUALFIED,
ALIAS and RENAME.
Do I need to create external defined data structure for the record name?
If so, how do I code the Read of the file and the reference to the field
names?

Thanks,

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Jeff Young
Sr. Programmer Analyst
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