RE: EXTNAME questions....

Rob,

I understand your point, but in this case the DDS is simply for an external
data structure, so I don't have to worry about doing an SQL on it.  It's for
an internal method of EDI.  We version by record so for the ITM02 record, if
a new version comes out I simply tack it onto the end so my program knows
which one to use when the data comes in.

I see a few more emails so I'll look for an answer there.

Bradley V. Stone
BVS/Tools
http://www.bvstools.com





> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Berendt [mailto:rob@dekko.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 1999 2:39 PM
> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: EXTNAME questions....
> 
> 
> I feel your pain, however...
> Do not get in the habit of using periods in object names.  
> For many reasons.
> 
> One, in SQL you'll have to quote the object.  Instead of:  
> SELECT * FROM FILENAME you'll see SELECT * FROM "FILE.NAME"
> 
> Two, SQL naming convention may be set up to use LIB.FILE.  
> This can be confusing.
> 
> When you start to use IFS commands to access an object imagine:
> CPY OBJ('/qsys.lib/rob.lib/aaarob.file')   
>     TOOBJ('/qsys.lib/rob.lib/aaarob2.file')
> becoming
> CPY OBJ('/qsys.lib/rob.lib/aaarob.file')   
>     TOOBJ('/qsys.lib/rob.lib/aaa.rob2.file')
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> bvstone@taylorcorp.com on 10/28/99 02:25:38 PM
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> Subject:      EXTNAME questions....
> 
> I have a physical file that I created to be used as an external data
> structure.  The file is named the following:
> 
> ITM02_1.01
> 
> Compiled fine, and all.
> 
> Now, when I reference this file in the EXTNAME keyword of my 
> D Spec, as
> shown here:
> 
>  D ITM02         E DS                  EXTNAME(ITM02_1.01) INZ 
> 
> It tells me the parameter is invalid.  I removed the period, 
> and it accepts
> it.  This tells me that it doesn't like the period.
> 
> Now, why can I create a file with that name, but I can't 
> reference it in the
> EXTNAME keyword?
> 
> Bradley V. Stone
> BVS/Tools
> http://www.bvstools.com
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