Re: how to test using MIMIX mirrored files

[Martin Rowe <martin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, "Stone, Joel" <StoneJ@GourmetAward.com> wrote:
> I want to run a test program using output files in my personal library, but
> with input from production data.  A convenient place to get production data
> is from copies of production files created by Mimix.
> 
> Mimix has a lock condition of *EXCLRD for CUSTFILE.  The program I am
> testing opens CUSTFILE as update, but I want to OVRDBF FILE(CUSTFILE)
> INHWRT(*YES) so that any updates will be ignored.
> 
> Unfortunately OS/400 will not allow this override to ignore updates - I
> cannot seem to get past the OPEN CUSTFILE in the RPG program.
> 
> Is there a way I can use these files when testing my pgm changes???
> 
> Thanks!

Hi Joel

Do you have sufficient disk space to duplicate the required file(s)
and data to your library? That's the way I tackle it. 

If you have more than a few files to deal with you could try my DBG/400
utilities - they were designed for exactly this setup (in my case
mirrored via OMS). The tools help set up a test environment (library)
with the files (input and/or updated) your program(s) use(s), and then
populate your test environment with a copy, or just a subset[1], of real
data. See my .sig for the URL. 

Regards, Martin
[1] Uses an SQL scripting tool to do this - very easy to set up.
-- 
martin@dbg400.net / jamaro@firstlinux.net
http://www.dbg400.net DBG/400 - DataBase Generation utilities 
Free test environment tools for the AS/400
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