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  • Subject: Re: Ext-desc I/O using data structures (was:Field record relatio
  • From: Dave Mahadevan <mahadevan@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 20:35:47 -0500
  • Organization: Stoner and Associates



Leland, David wrote:

> What???  Why would you have to program describe the file?  If you
> externally describe the file and the data structure, when you retrieve a
> record from the file, it'll automatically fill the external DS fields
> also.  You don't need step 4 below.  In other words, why do you need the
> ability to specify a DS name on an input operation for an externally
> described file?
>

Not if you prefix it using the PREFIX keyword in the externally described DS.
Listen, there are many uses for this technique.  Again,  we all will not be
hollering for it if it can be done the old fashioned way.  Now are the V3R2
people going to get it with a PTF?  Thas is the question...

--
Thank You.

Regards

Dave Mahadevan.. mailto:mahadevan@fuse.net


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