Re: Dynamic File Selection

Thanks to all who replied .... I think this is the best solution and will
check it out. Wasn't sure if COBOL would object to the OVRDBF being
issued after the program was initiated.

Rich

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On 11/14/2014 11:46 AM, Jon Paris wrote:

Just issue an OVRxxx via QCMDEXC before you open the file Rich - by far the easiest way to handle it.


Jon Paris

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On Nov 14, 2014, at 10:45 AM, Rich Loeber [3]<rich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I thought of that, but each file has the exact same number of records and
they all use identical record keys.

Rich

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On 11/14/2014 10:43 AM, Stone, Joel wrote:

Is there a unique key that differentiates the files from each other? For example FILEA has CO#=1, FILEB has CO#=2, FILEC has CO#=3.

Then combine the 3 PFs into one FILEX LF and do a START on FILEX using the CO# as the first key.



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Subject: [COBOL400-L] Dynamic File Selection

I have an interesting problem. From within my CBLLE program, I have a
single file defined, but the actual file being processed may vary
depending on how a user responds to a query. For example, I have FILEA,
FILEB and FILEC all identical but with different content. I want to be
able to switch between them from a single file definition for FILEX. Is
there an equivalent to OVRDBF that I can call in the CBLLE program before
I open the file that will make the switch?

The problem is that I cannot go from CLLE to CBLLE in this case, which is
how this would normally be handled.

Suggestions?

Rich

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