Re: DDS arrays

Hmm.. out of all the solutions, I think I like this one the best.  As I
understand it, my programs remain exactly the same, but I add the
externally defined data structure to my programs redefining the range
of my array.

There are a few problems with this on, such as when D6 moves in
the file layout, I will have to change the program to match.

There are so many ways to do it, but not the one way I would love.

A                       R CODEFLA01
<SNIP>
A                       D6(1)   P  9   0
A                       D6(2)   P  9   0
etc...

But I am quite sure this is never going to happen.

Well, thanks again, I have a bit to think about, gotta find one that works
best for all circumstances.

Regards,

Jim Langston

Joel Fritz wrote:

> Another approach uses an externally defined data structure with an array
> overlay:
>
> Dcodefrec       e ds                  extname(codeflc01) inz
> D D6                       1     30p 0 dim(6)
>
> Note that the beginning and end of D6 are arbitrary and just accomodate six
> 9 packed numbers (I hope.)  The beginning should be the offset of the first
> field and the end should be the end of the last field.  Don't know if it has
> any advantage at all over the pointer method.  I do know it violates style
> criteria for overlays. I've used this a lot with records with buckets in
> them.  Also works nice for moving one line of screen data into a file
> record.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Langston [mailto:jlangston@conexfreight.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 7:47 AM
> > To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: Re: DDS arrays
> >
> >
> > A                    R CODEFLC01
> > <SNIP>
> > A                       CFDX1          9P   0
> > COLHDG('Decimal Value 1')
> > A                       CFDX2          9P   0
> > COLHDG('Decimal Value 1')
> > A                       CFDX3          9P   0
> > COLHDG('Decimal Value 1')
> > A                       CFDX4          9P   0
> > COLHDG('Decimal Value 1')
> > A                       CFDX5          9P   0
> > COLHDG('Decimal Value 1')
> > A                       CFDX6          9P   0
> > COLHDG('Decimal Value 1')
> >
> > FCODEFLC01    IF                        K DISK
> >
> > D ArrayPtr   P                *           INZ(%ADDR(CFDX1))
> > D D6           P               9  0         DIM(6) BASED(ArraPtr)
> >
> > Would that work in this case?  I remember hearing somewhere
> > that fields
> > were not guaranteed to be contiguous in memory, is that true
> > for external
> > declarations also?  If it would work this way, I think it
> > would be the way
> > to go, everything is self documented.
> >
> > This is what I am going to try to see if it works.
> >
> > Thank you for your help, Eric, Douglas and Peter, I appreciate it.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jim Langston
> >
> > <SNIP>
> >
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