RE: Clearing a physical file

Just put this into your rpgle program
      /DEFINE PSDS
     DMYPSDS          SDS
     D PROC_NAME         *PROC                   * Procedure name
     D PGM               *PROC                     Program name
     D PGM_STATUS        *STATUS                 * Status code
     D PRV_STATUS             16     20S 0       * Previous status
     D LINE_NUM               21     28          * Src list line num
     D ROUTINE           *ROUTINE                * Routine name
     D PARMS             *PARMS                  * Num passed parms
     D EXCP_MSG               40     46
     D EXCP_TYPE              40     42          * Exception type
     D EXCP_NUM               43     46          * Exception number
     D PGM_LIB                81     90          * Program library
     D EXCP_DATA              91    170          * Exception data
     D EXCP_ID               171    174          * Exception Id
     D PGM_DATE              191    198          * Date (*DATE fmt)
     D PGM_YEAR              199    200S 0       * Year (*YEAR fmt)
     D LAST_FILE             201    208          * Last file used
     D FILE_INFO             209    243          * File error info
     D JOB_NAME              244    253          * Job name
     D WSID                  244    253            Workstation ID
     D USER                  254    263          * User name
     D JOB_NUM               264    269S 0       * Job number
     D JOB_NUMA                       6A   overlay(JOB_NUM)      * Job 
number, alpha
     D JOB_DATE              270    275S 0       * Date (UDATE fmt)
     D RUN_DATE              276    281S 0       * Run date (UDATE)
     D RUN_TIME              282    287S 0       * Run time (UDATE)
     D CRT_DATE              288    293          * Create date
     D CRT_TIME              294    299          * Create time
     D CPL_LEVEL             300    303          * Compiler level
     D SRC_FILE              304    313          * Source file
     D SRC_LIB               314    323          * Source file lib
     D SRC_MBR               324    333          * Source file mbr
     D PROC_PGM              334    343          * Pgm Proc is in
     D PROC_MOD              344    353          * Mod Proc is in
     D Src_id_a              354    355i 0       * see pos 21-28
     D Src_id_b              356    357i 0       * see pos 228-235
     D Curr_User             358    360a         * Current user
     D*      * see profile handle
     D*      *   api's 

Rob Berendt