Re: "extract" command enhancement (subfiles and Biffs

A file pointer is a pointer to a place in memory that contains the file
handle for an open file.  So, you could open a file in one program, then
pass the file pointer to another program, and it could use the file just
as if it had it open.

Regards,

Jim Langston

Who will be the first casualty to the information superhighway road rage?



Scott Klement wrote:

> Tim,
>      What is a "file pointer"?  I've never heard of this.
> Is this an enhancement thats on its way?
>
> "Hatzenbeler, Tim" <thatzenbeler@clinitech.net> wrote:
> > But is this really practical, since we don't have file pointers yet.
> >
> >  -----Original Message-----
> >  From: Scott Klement [SMTP:infosys@klements.com]
> >  Sent: Friday, September 24, 1999 1:45 PM
> >  To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> >  Subject: Re: "extract" command enhancement (subfiles and
> > Biffs
> >
> >  Peter,
> >
> >       And similarly a 3rd party could provide a service program that
> >  handled most of the work of subfiles for you...
> >
> >  That would be a nice addition to our "free software" web page that
> >  we've been talking about.
> >
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