Re: OPNQRYF question: how to build format without mapping each field

RE: OPNQRYF question: how to build format without mapping each field
Hmm, I'm not sure why I thought that. Maybe because you mentioned the
CPYFRMQRYF command and I thought you'd gotten that far.

Let's see, for the OPNQRYF FORMAT parameter the manual says:
FORMAT
    Specifies the record format used for records made available by using the
OPNQRYF command.  The simple field names in the open query file record
format must represent fields that are either defined on the MAPFLD parameter
or are unique across all files, members, and record formats specified on the
FILE parameter.

So you're doing an opnqryf that joins the DSPFD & DSPOBJD outfiles? And
you've created a physical file with the fields from both those outfiles
which you are using as your format file? If that's the case, it should work,
because all the fields in the format file would be defined by one of the
input files.

If you're trying to do two opnqryf's, one for the DSPFD, then one for the
DSPOBJD, then don't use the format file, let the cpyfrmqryf do the mapping.

HTH
Peter Dow
Dow Software Services, Inc.
909 425-0194 voice
909 425-0196 fax

<
From: Stone, Joel
Thanks for the reply.  Why do you think I and not using the FORMAT
parameter?  Anyways, that is what I am doing - trying to make the outfiles
of DSPFD and DSPOBJD the same format.  I build  the DSPFD file first, then
add records from the DSPOBJD to the end of the outfile.
It never gets to CPYFRMQRYF because it abends at the OPNQRYF unless I map a
default value into each field in the format file!
>

+---
| This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com.
| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator:
david@midrange.com
+---


__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Thousands of Stores.  Millions of Products.  All in one place.
Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com

+---
| This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com.
| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com
+---