Re: Formatting an unformatted file

[Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxx>]

boothm@ibm.net wrote:
> 
> No, nothing weird.
> 
> Here's the code from a sample program.  The file "CUSTOMER.DAT" is a PC file. 
> It can't be indexed.  (Use fixed font to make the columns line up):
> 
>       *********************************************************************
>       *                                                                   *
>       * Program ID . . : LOCALIO                                          *
>       *                                                                   *
>       * Description  . : VARPG program to access local files on the PC    *
>       *                                                                   *
>       *                                                                   *
>       *********************************************************************
>       *
>      FCUSTOMER  UF A F  217        DISK    UsrOpn ExtFile(File)
>      F                                     Recno(cur)
>       *
>      D File            S            128    Inz('CUSTOMER.DAT')
>       *
>       * Define input fields for local file:
>      ICustomer  NS  01
>      I                                  1    7  CustNo
>      I                                  8   47  CustNa
>      I                                 48   52  Cont
>      I                                 83   94  Phone
>      I                                117  156  Address
>      I                                157  186  City
>      I                                207  213  Post
>       *********************************************************************

I must be missing something.  I don't see how this helps me read a file
like the one I posted the sample from.

-- 
-Jeff

jlcrosby@fwi.com
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