Re: Merging Files

[Jerry Adams <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave,


Thanks.  I should have mentioned that I knew that.  These particular 
files have changed numerous times since I came here in 2003.  I usually 
back date changes to all versions; just missed 2001 at some point 
(probably wasn't on the system at that time since the change processes I 
create are automated). 


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Dave Schnee wrote:

>   Jerry:
>
>    
>
>   If you need that old data and the ONLY problem is a missing field, you can
>   use the CHGPF command referencing the current and changed DDS for the file
>   and thereby add the new field without losing any of your old data.  Then,
>   if you wish, you can recreate this multi-year LF and/or use the old file
>   with you new programs that expect all the fields.
>
>    
>
>   Dave Schnee,
>
>   Barsa Consulting Group, LLC
>
>    
>
>   --------------  Jerry Adams wrote  ----------------
>
>   date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:27:25 -0500
>   from: Jerry Adams <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   subject: Re: Merging Files
>
>   Vern,
>
>   I set up a quick test LF.  Physicals in multiple libraries.  Worked
>   fine.  Even processed a document to add to the current year's history
>   and it showed up in the multi-format LF.  The only problem was a much
>   older PF (2001) that is missing a field common to all of the other PFs  
>   I think I can live without flashbacks to 2001!  So life is (temporarily)
>   good.
>
>   Thanks.
>
>       * Jerry C. Adams
>   *IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
>   B&W Wholesale Distributors, Inc.* *
>