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The method you've outlined works just fine. However, all it is doing is dynamically establishing sort/select spes. Replace the whole thing with an OPNQRYF statement. In <01BE7537.61BA4140.rdubson@kcata.org>, on 03/23/99 at 02:13 PM, Ron Dubson <rdubson@kcata.org> said: >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 >* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >* This is the RPG/400 Discussion Mailing List! To submit a new * >* message, send your mail to "RPG400-L@midrange.com". To unsubscribe * >* from this list send email to MAJORDOMO@midrange.com and specify * >* 'unsubscribe RPG400-L' in the body of your message. Questions should * >* be directed to the list owner / operator: david@midrange.com * >* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -- ----------------------------------------------------------- boothm@ibm.net Booth Martin ----------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This is the RPG/400 Discussion Mailing List! To submit a new * * message, send your mail to "RPG400-L@midrange.com". To unsubscribe * * from this list send email to MAJORDOMO@midrange.com and specify * * 'unsubscribe RPG400-L' in the body of your message. Questions should * * be directed to the list owner / operator: david@midrange.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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