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

["Booth Martin" <Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Now Buck that is one heck of an idea!  dag gone, but its a good idea.

We're talking about Booth here Buck.  Once the laughter dies down from the
programmers on this list that know my limitations....   ;)

anyway, I will put the idea on my Wish List for Xmas.
 
 
 
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Booth Martin   http://www.MartinVT.com
Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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-------Original Message-------
 
From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Date: 12/12/2003 8:00:34 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: How do I find the length of a field that is externally defined?
 
> I want the DDS to not need to be corrected
> if the data file has a field changed or added.
 
Yes, I understand.  Which is why I suggested a pre-processor.  Essentially
write your very own DDS keyword; call it LIKEREC!  When you compile the DDS,
the pre-processor you write will read your source and when it sees LIIKEREC,
it will do the API call to get the length of the file, and place it in your
DDS.  You can automate the pre-processor call if you change your batch
subsystem routing entry to invoke your pre-processor (as a
  --buck