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  3. August 2005

Re: Re: External data structures

Richard Casey wrote:
> If you put the "COPY DDS-ALL-FORMATS OF myfile" in the WORKING-STORAGE
> SECTION, then "myfile" does not show up when doing a DSPPGMREF. You can also
> use "COPY member OF sourcefile" to include a source member in your program.
> This works just like the /COPY directive in RPG.

Well, a source copy isn't a true external data structure... so having it
not show up in DSPPGMREF is what I would expect.

The COPY DDS-ALL-FORMATS sounds like it's the behavior we want to see.

Thanks!

david

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