RE: changing two fields in a file

Steps to create new physical

1.) remove all logicals

2.) copy and rename physical

3.) create new physical

4.) run program to read from old physical and write to new physical

4a.) Rename input files which are not the same size

4b.) move the numeric 1 position field to the new file. 4 positions

4c:) move the 1 position alpha field to the new file. 4 positions
    I suggest checking to make sure all records have 0 through 9 in the
alpha field

5.) Rebuild your logicals

6.) re-compile any programs that use the physical or the logicals.


Somehow the program seems the easy part
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of nina jones
> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 8:15 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: changing two fields in a file
>
>
>
> > I am thinking this is easy but I have been able to really complicate it.
> >
> > I have a file where the record has 110 fields in it.   Two of
> those fields
> > are to be changed, one from 1 alpha to 4 numeric, the other
> from 1 numeric
> > to 4 numeric.
> >
> > This seems to me to be a 15 line program but it isn't turning out that
> > way.  Any ideas of a good fast algorithym to do it?
>
>
> what's the problem?  the alpha field turning numeric?
>
> nj
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