Re: dds, sql , ODBC alias...

["Peter Dow" <pcdow@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Tim,

The DDS ALIAS keyword was originally for COBOL programs, which is why it's
limited to 30 characters.  Also, the first character must be A-Z, subsequent
letters must be A-Z, 0-9 or underscore.

And as Rob's example shows, RPG still doesn't pay any attention to it.

Regards,
Peter Dow
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From: "Hatzenbeler, Tim" <thatzenbeler@clinitech.net>
> Thank you, I just tried this...  Do you know if these fields are
recognized,
> by RPG programs, if I don't refer to them by name?
>
> Meaning, if I have 3 PF's (tables)  and I uses the same Alias in all 3
> files, ie: (customer_number)  will these 3 fields be qualified in RPG?  If
I
> use the prefix command?  Or does RPG recognize alias's at all?
>
> I trying to avoid accidentaly overwriting data...



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