Re: Using generic program to read multiple file formats

Many thanks to all those who responded to my post.  As I speculated and others
kindly confirmed, I needed to use a program described file.

Thanks for all your help

Barbara Morris/Toronto/IBM wrote:

> Rob, it sounds like you're using an externally-described file.  What you're
> doing is easy with a program-described file.  It's not possible with an
> externally-described file.  The compiler decides how to move the buffer to
> the fields based on the record format; even if the compiler allowed the
> unknown format without an error, none of your input fields would be changed
> by the read.
>
> Barbara Morris

Best wishes

Rob
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