Re: CPF4116

[Tom Liotta <qsrvbas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

rob wrote:
>   Now, if you have multiple CL 
> names I'd store the device name in a dataarea, retrieve that, and use that 
> in the CPYTOTAP.

I've used a lot of *dtaaras, but I've (slowly) been moving away from 
them. Instead, I try to add entries to a *usridx.

It doesn't take a lot to create basic, generic AddUIEntry, 
RmvUIEntry and RtvUIEntry procs/cmds. Once you have them, they can 
be used as easily as CHGDTAARA or RTVDTAARA.

You can add named entries to the *usridx, each entry with very 
different characteristics if needed -- some *CHAR(10), some 
*CHAR(200), some *DEC(7 2), whatever. Each can have a very 
descriptive index key that effectively replaces the name of a 
*dtaara object.

You have a single object, one owner, one set of authorities. Lots of 
flexibility to change the data-definition of the element on-the-fly 
-- *CHAR(100) wasn't big enough? No problem; change it to 
*CHAR(1000) and write it back out.

And once you start using it, you can find lots of other uses.

Of course, a *dtaara for a device name that's really only used in 
one small part of programming... not much point in getting fancy and 
  creating a whole mini-app. If you already have procs and a 
*usridx available ahead of time, though,...

Tom Liotta