RE: OVRDBF with Verifier -- CODE400-L

The extfile keyword is for execution purposes only (the 400 compiler
does not use it in place of an OVRDBF)
I have created "dummy" files before but my biggest problem with that is
during testing when I add a record to the file it does not get added to
the "dummy" file so the program does not execute properly. So I usually
use an OVRDBF for compiling rather then the "dummy" file.
I was hoping that CODE400 would allow something to simulate the OVRDBF.

Richard Voss
DRV Technologies, Inc
rvoss@drvtech.com
www.drvtech.com


-----Original Message-----
From: code400-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:code400-l-admin@midrange.com]
On Behalf Of Ric A. LuBell
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 8:58 AM
To: code400-l@midrange.com
Subject: RE: OVRDBF with Verifier

I'm running at V4R5 right now, so I am unfamiliar with the "extfile"
keyword.  If you were to use this on the green screen, and did not do
OVRDBF
prior to attempting to compile, would the code compile?  Or is this just
for
runtime purposes?  If the code WOULD compile green screen, but the
Verifier
and Compiler in WDSc do not support the "extfile" keyword, I would deem
this
a bug that needs fixing.  If green screen would not compile without the
OVRDBF, I too would opt for creating the dummy file as it would
certainly
seem to make life easier to deal with.  The problem there is, however,
keeping track, years later, of the purpose of that dummy file (since
programmers inevitably forget about communicating the purpose for such
things to their compatriots).  If using them, don't forget to comment
their
purpose in the source!!!

Richard A. LuBell
Director of Professional Services
I/O International, Inc.
eMail  : rlubell@iointernational.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Shaw, Dave [mailto:dshaw@syratech.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 4:56 PM
To: 'code400-l@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: OVRDBF with Verifier

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Richard,

I know a lot of people don't care for this approach, but I've always
liked
to create an empty copy of FILEA named FILEA2 for verification and
compile
purposes.  Saves me a lot of hassles.

Dave Shaw
Rauch Industries, Inc.
Gastonia, NC

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard [mailto:rvoss@drvtech.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 4:53 PM
To: code400-l@midrange.com
Subject: RE: OVRDBF with Verifier


I am using V5R and I know I won't need to do the OVRDBF but the verifier
in CODE400 does not use the EXTFILE keyword when verifying the code nor
does the compiler look at it. I still need to do an OVRDBF before
running the verifier and that is what I was asking about.


Richard Voss
DRV Technologies, Inc
rvoss@drvtech.com
www.drvtech.com


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From: code400-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:code400-l-admin@midrange.com]
On Behalf Of rob@dekko.com
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 3:20 PM
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Subject: Re: OVRDBF with Verifier

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Richard,
What level of OS/400 are you supporting?
If you are supporting V5R1 or above may I suggest the extfile keyword?
Thus you will no longer need CL.
Finput     if   f   10        disk    extfile(filename)

Rob Berendt
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Benjamin Franklin




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Is it possible to issue an OVRDBF before running the verifier in
CODE/400?
I have a single physical file (FILEA) but access it two different ways
in my program. So I have two f specs (FILEA and FILEA2)
and use an OVRDBF in the CL program (OVRDBF FILEA2 FILEA).
The problem I have is when I run the verifier I get externally described
file not found for FILEA2 that leads to all kinds of other errors.

On the 400 I issue an OVRDBF FILEA2 FILEA right before I compile (yes I
compile interactive)

Thanks

Richard Voss
DRV Technologies, Inc
rvoss@drvtech.com
www.drvtech.com

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