RE: Move an entire record format as a whole

In RPG Classic you have to do it the hard way with explicit field renaming.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Buzz Fenner [mailto:nick_exxon@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 10:48 AM
> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Move an entire record format as a whole
> 
> 
> Doug wrote:
> 
> >
> >First, name a DS and externally describe it to match your record
> >format.  Second, name another DS externally described the same way,
> >but add Prefix( Old_ ) or whatever.
> 
> My question is, where is the Prefix keyword used, on the external 
> description, on an RPG spec., or what?
> 
> Buzz
> "Lowly RPG III User"
> 
> 
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