Re: Is it possible to open file dynamically in RPG or COBOL

Hi, Baba:

Yes, possible in both, using call to QCMDEXC with an OVRDBF command as its
argument before the OPEN.

HTH
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On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Baba Rahiman wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> In  my program (RPG or COBOL) I want to ask user to enter filename .
> After user enters the filename, I want to open the file.
> Is it possible in COBOL or RPG?
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Baba.
> 
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