RE: Logical File with Field being substringed as a Key

Exactly.  This is my understanding as well.  I AAAAAAA is characterm, how
can you make KEYO1 numeric?

Debbie

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> Suppose your PF (FILEPF) is like this,
>
>                             REF(FIELDCROSSREF))
> R FILEREC
> -------------------------------------------
>   AAAAAAA   R               REFFLD(A)
>   BBBBBBB   R               REFFLD(B)
>
>
> Then your Logical (FILELF) will be
>
>
> R FILEREC                   PFILE(FILEPF)
> -------------------------------------------
>   AAAAAAA   R               REFFLD(A)
>   BBBBBBB   R               REFFLD(B)
>   KEY01              I      SST(AAAAAAA startpos length)
> K KEY01
>
>
> Note, field AAAAAAA has to be of type character field in order
> that you can
> do a substring over it.
>
> Shishir
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dbryant@banpharm.com [mailto:dbryant@banpharm.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 1:10 AM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Logical File with Field being substringed as a Key
>
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>
> I need to create a logical file and substring one of the fields
> and use the
> substringed portion as a key.  Possible?  If so, any examples?
>
> Thanking you in advance!
>
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