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How about using some sort of control object (table, user index, user space, etc) that contains the name and library of a message file.

Each message file has the same message IDs but the text is for the specific division. This way you don't have to condition reports or tables. You may have to load header/row descriptions but it isn't that hard.

Using the technique above opens you up to adding additional divisions and internationalizing your "stuff".

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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger Harman
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Subject: Soft-Coding report titles & column titles

Looking for suggestions on how best to handle this.

I'm working on a project where a company is adding a division. All the reports are hard-coded for the existing 2 division names using indicators, etc.

Some of it is easy enough to convert to use a function to retrieve text from a table or message file based on division. However, some is not so amenable to this. Column titles (1 row, 2 row) (mostly reports but surely some DSPF's too) are a particular issue.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.






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