Re: Move an entire record format as a whole

Better still - open the file twice, using an OVRDBF and a RENAME to get a
different record format name internal to the program.  I've seen this in
instance where the file's opened once for inquiry only and then again for
update operations.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Stapleton <brianstapleton@yahoo.com>
To: RPG List Midrange <rpg400-l@midrange.com>
Date: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 5:01 PM
Subject: Move an entire record format as a whole


>Greetings;
>
>Does anyone know if it is possible to move an entire record format to a
>holding field, or DS so that I can move my file pointer (another chain)
>but still access the old data?
>
>Sware that I have done this before, but I seem to having an Amnesia
>attach.
>
>
>
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>Brian Stapleton
>BrianStapleton@yahoo.com
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