Re: Copy IFS .txt file records to PF or READ from RPGIV

["Michael Ryan" <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Another consideration is the 'other' ways the data will be used. If
it's only used by your program, then I would use direct IFS reads from
RPG. If the data will be used in SQL or QUERY/400 or other processes
that expect a traditional, externally described data file, then I
would use the copy to a PF technique.

On 1/16/07, Jerry Adams <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Frank,
>
> Either way will, of course, work.  The only time that I ever had to do
> this I used Scott Klement's tutorial (www.scottklement.com) and just
> read directly from the IFS; saves the step of copying to a PF.
>
>
> The hard part is going to be parsing the data elements, though unlike
> mine, yours appears to be fixed (positional).  The delimiters ( | ) in
> mine floated!
>
>
> Thanks.
>
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> fkany@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Good afternoon,
> >
> > I have a text file in the IFS that has 2 records(displays as 1 line when
> > opened in notepad):
> > TGHU7051481-860580|TGHU7051481|40HC|||290.00000000000|EAC|||
> > TTNU9726230-860578|TTNU9726230|40HC|||290.00000000000|EAC|||
> >
> > Which method of the 3 below would be the simpliest in setting up to process
> > the data?
> >
> > 1) Copy records from the text file to a physical file, then use RPG to READ
> > the file?
> >
> > 2) READ text file records directly from RPG?
> >
> > 3) Your suggestion...
> >
> > If it will help, the system I'm working on is at V5R4.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Frank
> >
> >
>
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