Re: Can you convert a variable length field to a fixed length field in a LF?

Thanks to Birgitta, the derived index has worked.

The problem is with keyed fields which cannot be used for chaining.

Thanks all.

Darryl.


On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 7:40 PM Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Just compile the RPG400 program with *VARCHAR specified as a parameter to
CVTOPT on the compile commend. It will bring the field into the program.
Check the manual - page 247 in my copy.

P.S. Convert the damned program - if the programmer can't understand basic
RPG IV then he sure as hell can't understand RPG400! RPG IV in its base
form is a superset of RPG400 - there's nothing to learn. To refuse to
learns just pathetic.

On Oct 2, 2019, at 1:25 PM, a4g atl <a4ginatl2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have a situation where I have a key field that was defined by mistake

as

a variable length field. This is not a problem for ILE programs but it is
not allowed for a OPM RPG program where we need to add a new file to the
RPG code.

I am trying to see if its possible to convert the field to a fixed length
field in a logical file?

Does anyone have some feedback?

TIA

Darryl Freinkel.
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