Re: How do I find the length of a field that is externally defined? -- MIDRANGE-L

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Subject: Re: How do I find the length of a field that is externally defined?
From: "Booth Martin" <Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 15:37:50 -0600 (Central Standard Time)
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That's what I am doing although 32K is a might large with a 1200 record
subfile.  :) 

Sure wish it was cleaner.

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From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Date: 12/10/2003 11:48:15 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: How do I find the length of a field that is externally defined?

How about a hidden 32k field and in your program MOVE the DS to the
hidden field?

Buck wrote:
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> Neat technique, Booth!  I don't know of a way to tell DDS that you want a
> single character field sized the same as an entire external PF/LF record.

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