RE: Ext-desc I/O using data structures (was:Field record relatio -- MIDRANGE-L

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I don't see the point of DS I/O for ext-desc files.  You can still have an 
externally described DS for that file.  Normal input operations will move 
database values into the subfields.  DS I/O if very useful for program 
described files.

-----Original Message-----
From:   Hans Boldt [SMTP:boldt@ca.ibm.com]
Sent:   Thursday, April 02, 1998 8:38 AM
To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject:        Ext-desc I/O using data structures (was:Field record relatio

Hi David!  Yes, you're right.  DS I/O is not allowed for ext-desc files in
RPG.

Would you (or any other RPG programmer watching) like that limitation
removed in a future release?  IMHO, ext-desc data structures are very
useful and we should do more to support them.

Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com

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