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  • Subject: Re: a display file and a data file
  • From: boothm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 11 Jun 97 20:33:04
  • In-Reply-To: <XGW-970611145825+1000-07585* /@MHS>

If it is a one record data file you can deal with it as a data area.

Otherwise you really want to use another method like RPG or VRPG and use
the display file in that program.  Manipulating data in a CL program is
really a "through the looking glass" sort of activity.


In <XGW-970611145825+1000-07585* /@MHS>, on 06/11/97 
   at 02:56 PM, Matt.Feeney@hr-m.b-m.defence.gov.au said:

#     I want to use two files (one display one Database) in a CL program. 
#     Why does CL restrict you to a one file declaration ? And how do I
#get 
#     around this problem ? 

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