DDS arrays

I am converting a S/36 flat file to native.  Within this file are an
"array" of numbers.
This is how it is defined in the program.

E                              D6                     6   9   0

FCODEFL    NS    05    1 C5
F                                           70     123   D6

(All other non-pertinent items not shown).
As you can see, they are redefining the D6 field to be an 6 element
array of length 9
numbers with 0 decimal places.

I would like to be able to do something in RPGIV similar to this, but
the only way I
can think to do it would be to define D6 as a single filed, then create
a DS with an
array pretty much like it is done here, something I don't like to do.
The field at this
point would become non self documenting, and just looking at the field
itself wouldn't
give a clue as to how to use it.  I guess I could put some comment in
the COLHDG
describing it COLHDG('6 ele array of len 9 numbers') but I don't like
that idea.

Any ideas?

What I am thinking about doing is creating D61, D62 D63 etc... and
"break out" the
numbers from their array, but then I am going to have to change the
logic in the programs
where it is dealing with them as arrays.  Although I might go ahead and
make a DS and
have it as an array of 6 then just move them in, although I don't like
this idea either.  something
like:

   Codekey  CHAIN   CodeFL    99
                   IF             NOT *IN99
                   EVAL       D6(1) = D61
                   EVAL       D6(2) = D62
                   etc...

but that is clunky too.

Anyone have an elegant way of doing this?

Regards,

Jim Langston



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