RE: Logical File with Field being substringed as a Key

["Debbie Panco" <dpanco43@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pete,

  Thanks, I will keep this for further reference.

Debbie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Peter Dow
> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 1:43 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Logical File with Field being substringed as a Key
> 
> 
> Hi Debbie,
> 
> 1) You can substring character, hexadecimal, zoned field, or 
> graphic fields.
> 
> 2) Redefine the character field as a zoned decimal, then 
> substring it, e.g.
> 
> Physical file:
>       A          R RECA
>       A            FIELD1         5A
> 
> Logical file:
>       A          R RECB                      PFILE(FILEA)
>       A            FIELD1         5S 0
>       A            FIELD1K            I      SST(FIELD1 4 2)
>       A          K FIELD1K
> 
> 
> 
> From: Debbie Panco <dpanco43@ix.netcom.com>
> > Exactly.  This is my understanding as well.  I AAAAAAA is 
> characterm, how
> > can you make KEYO1 numeric?
> 
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