RE: To read a text file directly

Vishal,
If you mean IFS files, then you can use the C functions open(), close(),
fstat() and read().  They are in binding directory QC2LE.  Here are some
prototypes:

Dopen             pr            10i 0 extproc('open')       
D                                 *   value                 
D                               10i 0 value                 
D                               10u 0 value options(*nopass)
D                               10u 0 value options(*nopass)
                                                            
Dread             pr            10i 0 extproc('read')       
D                               10i 0 value                 
D                                 *   value                 
D                               10u 0 value                 

Dfstat            pr            10i 0 extproc('fstat')
D                               10i 0 value           
D                                 *   value           
                                                      
Dclose            pr            10i 0 extproc('close')
D                               10i 0 value           

Look at the Unix-type APIs book for details.

Buck Calabro

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vishal Gupta 
> Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 5:06 AM
> To:   RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      To read a text file directly
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I want to know that is there any way in ILE RPG to read a text file 
> directly.
> 
> What i have done is that i have made a PF with one field and then copying 
> the full text file in that PF and using it in my program.
> The number of lines in that text file becomes the number of records in the
> 
> PF.This way it works fine.
> 
> Is there any direct way to read and write to a text file instead of 
> converting it to PF.
> 
> Can any one help me.
> 
> Thanks,
> Vishal.
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