Re: a strange RPG program

[Dave Mahadevan <mahadevan@xxxxxxxx>]

Ron:

It can be done.  There is a useful tool called WRTSRC.  This tool is present in
the freeware as well as the licensed user tools ware from Jim Sloan.  I use
this to set up source for FMTDTA, RUNSQLSTM etc.   Only catch as far as the
FMTDTA is concerned is you need to be aware of the rules in formulating the
different lines.  The rules are available in
http://AS400BKS.rochester.ibm.com:80/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BookMgr.cmd/BOOKS/QBKAQ100/CCONTENTS

Ron Dubson wrote:

> I have inherited an RPG38 program whose source code is lost (we do not have
> an uncompiler!) but which does the following:
>
> Based on entry parms, it updates a member of a source physical file,
> apparently without calls to any CL programs. The source physical file
> contains exactly one member which is the source specification for the
> FMTDTA command (sort utility). The purpose is to enable dynamic selection
> and sorting of a particular database file.
>
> How can an RPG program do this? I thought they could update only database
> files. Could it be using some API?
>
> Ronald Dubson
> Senior Programmer
> Kansas City Area Transportation Authority--

Thank You.

Regards

Dave Mahadevan.. mailto:mahadevan@fuse.net


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