External file reads into DS's

[Buzz Fenner <nick_exxon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hans wrote:
>
>Do you think it would be useful for RPG to allow READ into
>or WRITE from data structures for externally-described
>files?
>

But, OH YES!  And while you're at it, could we read a record into a data 
structure and have the data map to a subset of record's field collection 
(i.e. record=> field1-field4; data structure=>field1,field3).

Buzz
"Lowly RPG III User"


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