Re: Reading a Flat File

[boldt@xxxxxxxxxx]

a b wrote:
>I'm fairly new to the RPG world,

Welcome!

>and was wondering if
>someone could tell me what's the best way to read a
>flat file?

Depends on what you're doing with it, I suppose.  There
are a couple of ways that all have their benefits:

1) Primary file if you want a simple report
2) Table file to load data directly into array or table
3) Full-procedural file with opcode READ in a loop

Or maybe you mean "read" in another sense - print out a
hardcopy of the file and then read it visually?

Cheers!  Hans

Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com


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