Re: user open file with a variable not a constant

["David Morris" <dmorris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wayne,

What are you trying to accomplish?  There are several ways to do this but 
it is hard to make a recommendation without understanding the problem.  
The first way is to use an override and with an externally described file.  In 
this case you will need to know the format of the file opened and defined in 
your program match.  Second, you could use the same technique with a 
program described file.  This is pretty simple.  Third, you could use the 
C file I/O functions and call them from within an RPGIV program.  And finally, 
you could use embedded SQL.  With SQL you have two choices.  One is to 
read the data into a data area that is defined at compile time.  This is the 
simplest.  The other option is to define an SQLDA in your application, you 
can then open any file, get information about the file and read records 
directly into your input area.

David Morris

>>> "Wayne Achenbaum" <wache@slomins.com> 08/27/99 07:56AM >>>
Hello all, I'm new to this list. I have an Rpgxxx question. Does anyone know
a way to user open a file in rpg with the file name not in quotes, but in a
variable? Thanks in advance

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