Re: DSPPGMREF output confusion

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi Scott,

I see the difference between them is the "field count" value.  Do you 
have different record definitions that you use in different places in 
your program?  Would that explain the three entries?



On 8/24/2012 9:18 AM, Scott Mildenberger wrote:
> I ran DSPPGMREF on a RPGLE program and am confused why a file used in
> the program shows up 3 times in the list.
>
>
>
> The file is defined in the program as :
>
> fCOMSGS    UF A E           K disk
>
> It is used in a Chain, Read, and Write - in all cases nothing special,
> all fields are read or written.  The file has 8 fields and the key is 2
> fields.  The program does use a SRVPGM and I verified that nothing in
> that service program uses this file.
>
>
>
> The 3 references from DSPPGMREF are shown below.  Note that the Format
> Level on reference and number of fields on reference 1 match the actual
> file as shown by DSPFD.  Reference 2 shows fewer fields and Reference 3
> shows 22 fields (way more than the file contains) and both References
> have a different format id.
>
>
>
> 1. Object  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :     COMSGS
>
>    Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :       TRUCKLIB
>
>    Object type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :       *FILE
>
>    File name in program  . . . . . . . . . . :       COMSGS
>
>    File usage  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :       Input
>
>                                                      Output
>
>                                                      Update
>
>    Number of record formats  . . . . . . . . :           1
>
>      Record Format      Format Level Identifier     Field Count
>
>        COMSGSR               41B94C2FAB7F7                 8
>
>
>
> 2. Object  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :     COMSGS
>
>    Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :       TRUCKLIB
>
>    Object type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :       *FILE
>
>    File name in program  . . . . . . . . . . :       COMSGS
>
>    File usage  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :       Input
>
>                                                      Output
>
>                                                      Update
>
>    Number of record formats  . . . . . . . . :           1
>
>      Record Format      Format Level Identifier     Field Count
>
>        COMSGSR               302543348E8EF                 6
>
>
>
> 3. Object  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :     COMSGS
>
>    Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :       TRUCKLIB
>
>    Object type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :       *FILE
>
>    File name in program  . . . . . . . . . . :       COMSGS
>
>    File usage  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :       Input
>
>                                                      Output
>
>                                                      Update
>
>    Number of record formats  . . . . . . . . :           1
>
>      Record Format      Format Level Identifier     Field Count
>
>        COMSGSR               38143C64A2B48                22
>
>
>
> I am confused why the 3 different references?????
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Scott Mildenberger
>
> Programmer/Analyst
>
> Davis Transport Inc.
>
> Missoula, MT
>
> 406-728-5510 x128