Re: MIDRANGE-L Digest, Vol 10, Issue 360 Logicals over Group Files

[Dick_Johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Jerry,
        I have over 20 years experience working with that application. You 
can have any of the software
I have developed that will help you.  Please contact me off line to 
discuss how I converted to DDS/DDL.
dickjaz@xxxxxxxxx

Dick Johnson

> date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 10:02:21 -0600
> from: "Jerry C. Adams" <midrange@xxxxxxxx>
> subject: Logicals Over Group Files

> I have an old S/36 application here that I am slowly trying to convert.
> I.e., the files are not externally described, except for the few I have
> converted so far.  All of the files (physical and logical) are contained 
in
> the same library (QS36F).

> The application uses the old S/36 group file designation to differentiate
> between companies, such as A.IVMAST and D.IVMAST.  I replace the BLDFILE
> commands with a CRTwhatever command to build the physical, and the group
> file is not an issue at that time.
>
> However, when I replace the BLDINDEX command with an equivalent CRTsomelf
> command, the group file is a problem because the DDS for the LF wants to
> know the name of the parent, such as:

> R IVMASTR                   PFILE(A.IVMAST)