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  • Subject: Re: Is there a way to......
  • From: Booth Martin <boothm@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 22:11:59 -0500



Brian k Stapleton wrote:

> Greetings All;
>
> I have two files for my purge program.  File A has my data.  File B is
> created by CRTDUPOBJ DATA(*NO) with a rename on the name of the file.
>
> In RPG-IV, I rename the record formats and I prefix the fields in file A
> with an A, and B with a B.  For example:  custno = Acustno for file A.
> Custno = Bcustno for File B.
>
> I want to read file A, if I decide to delete this record, then I want to
> write this record to File B, and then delete the record in File A.
>

Another choice to consider is to leave file A alone, and have a File B and a 
File
C.  Have the field names all be the same (File B and File C could reference File
A for definitions).  Read FileA, decide: write to FileB, else to FileC.

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