Re: Keying Program Described Files

[Dave Mahadevan <mahadevan@xxxxxxxx>]

Ramesh:

Ramesh T wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Is it necessary that parts of Composite Key used to Key a Indexed Program
> Described File should be contigious in the record.
> RPG/400 User manual Topic- 7.2.1.1 says it should be continous.
> But we feel it is not necessary that Parts of Key should be continous in
> record even for Program Described Files.
>
> Is there any way to Key a Program Described Flat File without creating
> External DDS.
>
>

You can do this easily with BLDINDEX procedure for a program described flat
file.   For example for keys in position 2 with length 3 and part of key in
position 34 with length 5, you can do alternated index file byBLDINDEX
ALTFILE,2,3,PFNAME,,,,34,5

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Thank You.

Regards

Dave Mahadevan.. mailto:mahadevan@fuse.net


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