Re: RPG IV versus COBOL - field naming

[Richard Reeve <richreeve@xxxxxxxxx>]

Field names must be unique.  The easiest way to
accomplish this is by giving all of the field names
within one of the files a prefix (on the F spec).

--- geir.kildal@entragroup.com wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> I COBOL, we can have two inputfiles containing the
> same fieldnames, and we 
> can qualify the names when we use them(MOVE FIELDA
> in FILEA to FIELDB IN 
> FILEB etc.).
> 
> In earlier RPG, this was not possible.  We had to
> have a unique name on 
> every field.
> 
> My question is:  Has this canged in RPG IV?  Or do
> we still have to give 
> each field a unique name?
> 
> Does anyone know?
> 
> 
> Mvh.
> 
> Geir Kildal
> 
>  


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