RE: RPG how to use the same printer file twice? -- MIDRANGE-L

Chris wrote:

>>But you must have both objects to compile so the compiler can read
>>the record formats.

The solution to this is to issue an override from PACK to PICK before you
compile and program will compile. Only trick is that you are going to end up
with the same record format name twice so you are going to have to rename
the record format. This is an example of how I did this with two print
files.

 OVRPRTF FILE(IV0035_P02) TOFILE(IV0035_P01)

 fIV0035_P01o    e             printer infds(zsfip1)       
 f                                     oflind(*in71)       
 f                                     usropn              
 fIV0035_P02o    e             printer oflind(*in72)            
 f                                     usropn                   
 f                                     rename(rp01a:rp02a)      
 f                                     rename(rp01b:rp02b)      
 f                                     rename(rp01c:rp02c)      
 f                                     rename(rp01d:rp02d)      
 f                                     rename(rp01e:rp02e)      
 f                                     rename(rp01f:rp02f)      
 f                                     rename(rp01g:rp02g)      
 f                                     rename(rp01h:rp02h)      
 f                                     rename(rp01i:rp02i)      
 f                                     rename(rp01j:rp02j)      

I have one big advantage in doing this. I have a utility that allows me to
store all the commands for how to create an object in the header of object
and the ability to read them at compile time. Example:

 *_> CNLLSTSPLF SRCFILE(@2/@1) SRCMBR(@3)                              
 *_> DLTMOD MODULE(@5/@4)                                              
 *_> OVRPRTF FILE(IV0035_P02) TOFILE(IV0035_P01)                       
 *_> CRTSQLRPGI OBJ(@5/@4) SRCFILE(@2/@1) SRCMBR(@3) +                 
 *_>    COMMIT(*NONE) OBJTYPE(*MODULE) +                               
 *_>    CLOSQLCSR(*ENDACTGRP) DBGVIEW(*SOURCE)                         

So every time the source is compiled, these commands runs and one of them
sets up the override. Otherwise, I have to compile interactively. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Bipes [mailto:ChrisB@cross-check.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 4:26 PM
To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: RPG how to use the same printer file twice?


Yea and No.  Once the programs is created, you can override printer file
Pick to printer file Pack and the same file definition would be used for
both.  But you must have both objects to compile so the compiler can read
the record formats.  But you only need one source file, though you must copy
Pick to Pack after compiling Pick from source and before compiling the RPG.

Christopher K. Bipes    mailto:ChrisB@Cross-Check.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Goodbar, Loyd (AFS-Water Valley) [mailto:LGoodbar@afs.bwauto.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 1:43 PM
To: 'midrange-l@midrange.com'
Subject: RPG how to use the same printer file twice?


Is there a way to use the same printer file twice in a RPG program?

I've got a picker program that prints both a pick list and a packaging list.
It currently uses two printer files for barcode support (was originally
O-specs). Both printer files are identical except for the heading (picklist
vs packaging). It would be really nice not to maintain the same printer file
twice, or the same program twice (if you use separate programs, utilizing
the same printer file)..

Thanks!

--
Loyd Goodbar
Programmer/Analyst
Borg-Warner Automotive, AFS, Water Valley

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