Re: DB2/400 Rerference file

["Simon Coulter" <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Booth,

RPG functions do not obviate the need for a field reference file but they do 
augment one.  It is simply 
better to have all the field definitions in one place.  All files (PF, LF, 
DSPF, PRTF, etc) should reference 
the FRF and never directly reference the database.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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> X-Mailer: MR/2 Internet Cruiser Edition for OS/2 v1.50 b48 
> Date: Sat, 26 Sep 98 13:41:30 -0400
> From: boothm@ibm.net
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Reply-To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: DB2/400 Rerference file

> 
> Is the day of the reference file dead?   RPGIV, 10 character field names, 
>PREFIX, and other keywords are 
making the usefulness of the Reference file fall by the wayside.  In other 
words, what if you just left the 
file as-is and move on?  This is of course no more than one opinion. 
> 
> In <56618D912F50D211BC3200A0C96F981F02E80F@mail.mchcp.org>, on 09/26/98 
>    at 11:49 AM, Mary Koetting <Mary_Koetting@mail.mchcp.org> said:
> 
> >Is there any way to tell if a data field in a reference file is never
> >referenced?
> 
> >We have a huge field reference file that needs cleaned up and other than
> >starting with an empty file and adding data fields as they are
> >referenced, I can't think of another way. It seems to be the only way but
> >with thousands of fields it could be a tremendous task.
> 
> >S
> 
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> boothm@ibm.net
> Booth Martin
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