RE: Alternatives to build a LF on the fly

CREATE sql VIEW in QTEMP and go against it?

-----Original Message-----
 Subject: RE: Alternatives to build a LF on the fly

Charles, I guess I didn't make myself clear. I must use the same
program.  Embedded SQL requires mods to the rpg code and that's not an
option. 

Valerio Vincenti
IT Business Analyst
County of Spotsylvania, I.S. Department
Spotsylvania, VA 22553
Phone (540) 582-7055 Ext. 233
Fax (540) 582-9841
e-mail: vvincenti@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


>>> CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx 05/04/05 02:44PM >>>
If all you're doing is reading a subset of the records.  You'd be
better off using embedded SQL.

Charles Wilt
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

> -----Original Message-----
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Vincenti
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> Subject: Alternatives to build a LF on the fly
> 
> 
> Hi group,
> 
> I have a CASE tool (2E) generated rpg program that reads a 
> logical file
> as input primary (READ loop). In some instances I need to run this
> program against a subset of records only. I'm thinking of doing the
> following at runtime in a CL program:
> 
> 1) duplicate the physical file in QTEMP
> 2) populate with the records that I need to process
> 3) move QTEMP on top of the lib list
> 4) build another versionof the logical file in QTEMP (based on the
> physical in QTEMP) using the CRTLF command
>     CRTLF FILE(QTEMP/LOGICAL1) SRCFILE(SRCLIB/QDDSSRC)
> 5) setup an OVRDBF for extra safety and invoke the rpg program
> 
> I tested this and is working fine, but, I'm concerned with someone
> making changes to the source file of the logical. Can anyone suggest
a
> method to create the logical without using the DDS? If 
> someone wants to
> propose a different approach, I'm open to suggestions.
> 
> TIA  
> 
> Valerio Vincenti
> IT Business Analyst
> County of Spotsylvania, I.S. Department
> Spotsylvania, VA 22553
> Phone (540) 582-7055 Ext. 233
> Fax (540) 582-9841
> e-mail: vvincenti@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
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