RE: RE: COBOL400-L Digest, Vol 3, Issue 105

That is another good way to do it, but adds another step that might have
to be included as part of a regular schedule.  It's always best to try
the KISS method whenever possible.  The fewer steps for someone to
forget, the better.  

It all depends on whether this is a onetime deal or not.  If this is a
file that is regularly updated from an upload or query, having to do
additional processing just adds to it.  And it never fails that someone
will eventually forget to run the updated job or you run into some odd
processing error that may or may not get taken care of right away.

Keep the process simple.



Basil Zangare
Applications Specialist
Nikon Inc
1300 Walt Whitman Road
Melville, New York 11747
phone: (631) 547-4389
fax: (631) 547-4026
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The simple answer to this is to use the CPYF CL command to copy the data
from your original file into the file created by DDS.  If you define the
DDS to exactly the same length as the original file then set the Record
format field mapping option (FMTOPT) to a value of *NOCHK, the command
will copy your data into the externally described file.     

John A Arnold
(301) 354-2939
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   3. RE:  Applying a DDS (Joe Folorunso)
   4. RE:  Applying a DDS (Jack Welch)
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message: 1
date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 15:05:24 -0500
from: "Kelly Cookson" <KCookson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: RE: [COBOL400-L] Applying a DDS

Do you just want to read records from the file in a COBOL program? I
don't see why a COBOL file description (FD) would need a DDS. Shouldn't
you be able to just create a COBOL file description (FD statement) with
the necessary fields defined in the COBOL program regardless of the
existence of a DDS?
 
Kelly

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From: cobol400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Garcia, Luis
Sent: Fri 10/21/2005 6:20 PM
To: COBOL Programming on the iSeries/AS400
Subject: [COBOL400-L] Applying a DDS



Is there a way to apply a DDS to a file created without the DDS? Or how
can
I access that data?

I got a file that was created without a DDS, I have a DDS but I don't
want
to write a program to read and write into another file, so I was
wondering
if it was a faster way?

Thanks

Luis
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message: 2
date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 14:01:34 -0700 (PDT)
from: Joe Folorunso <jfolorunso@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: RE: [COBOL400-L] Applying a DDS

Hello Kelly,
 
I have a project coming up very soon my resource are not within my reach
is there any way I can get an ILE COBOL/400. Book.
 
Do you know of any better method of re-engineering or making the process
faster. I am thinking using an embedded SQL400 will improve an old
process. Thanks
Best Regards,
Joe Folorunso

Kelly Cookson <KCookson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Do you just want to read records from the file in a COBOL program? I
don't see why a COBOL file description (FD) would need a DDS. Shouldn't
you be able to just create a COBOL file description (FD statement) with
the necessary fields defined in the COBOL program regardless of the
existence of a DDS?

Kelly

________________________________

From: cobol400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Garcia, Luis
Sent: Fri 10/21/2005 6:20 PM
To: COBOL Programming on the iSeries/AS400
Subject: [COBOL400-L] Applying a DDS



Is there a way to apply a DDS to a file created without the DDS? Or how
can
I access that data?

I got a file that was created without a DDS, I have a DDS but I don't
want
to write a program to read and write into another file, so I was
wondering
if it was a faster way?

Thanks

Luis
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