RE: Non-Join Multi PF Logical File Format

Have you tried a Multi-Format Logical file?  (a logical file where each PF
format has a Record Format defined in the logical)  RPG Programs can handle
this type of file but your code must explicitly reference each record
format(s) you intend to use.  This has worked for me in the past in RPG,
don't know about COBOL.  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Keck [SMTP:dkeck@idt.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 11:07 AM
> To:   cobol400-l@midrange.com
> Subject:      Non-Join Multi PF Logical File Format
> 
> Can a COBOL program work with a non-join logical file record format which
> references more than one PF (more than one PF in the DDS PFILE entry) ?  I
> know RPG programs can NOT compile if they reference such a file.  For
> example ...
>  
> Physical File named "A"
>      A          R AREC               
>      A            FLD1           1A  
> 
> Physical File named "B"  (In this case the entire record format for file
> AA is identical to that of file A)
>      A          R BREC              
>      A            FLD1           1A  
> 
> Logical File named ABLF
> Non-Join Multi-PF Logical File Format (in this case the only format in the
> LF)
>      A          R AREC                      PFILE(A B)
>      A          K FLD1                                 
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