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Hans, With externally based DS's and pointers we can easily work around this minor limitation. I would much rather that you spent your valuable time on providing new functionality. John. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com]On > Behalf Of boldt@ca.ibm.com > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 6:03 AM > To: RPG400-L@midrange.com > Subject: Re: Move an entire record format as a whole > > > > > Bob wrote: > >The CHAIN opcode allows you to specify a data structure name in > the Result > >field. The data is read into that data structure. I believe > READ, READE and > >READP also support this technique, but I don't remember off hand. > > Sorry, that only works for program-described files. > > Do you think it would be useful for RPG to allow READ into > or WRITE from data structures for externally-described > files? > > Cheers! Hans > > Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > * 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 * > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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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