Re: update files

Not to discourage you from trying your hand at RPG, but you can do it with
SQL very easily:

 update lib/file set DDSTAT='X' where DDSTAT='A' and DTYPE='JRNL'

If you do wish to write an RPG program, you can use READ as in

    C     *INLR      DOUEQ *ON
    C                READ  filename                    LR
    C     *INLR      IF    *OFF
    C     DDSTAT     ANDEQ 'A'
    C     DTYPE      ANDEQ 'JRNL'
    C                MOVE  'X'           DDSTAT
    C                UPDAT formatname
    C                ENDIF
    C                ENDDO

for ILE RPG:

    C                DOU   %eof(filename)
    C                READ  filename
    C                IF    not %eof(filename) and
    C                      DDSTAT='A' and DTYPE='JRNL'
    C                EVAL  DDSTAT='X'
    C                UPDATE formatname
    C                ENDIF
    C                ENDDO

HTH

Peter Dow
Dow Software Services, Inc.
909 425-0194 voice
909 425-0196 fax

----- Original Message -----
From: Art Baker <Art_Baker@baan.com>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 9:38 AM
Subject: FW: update files


> Hello,
> I looking to update a data file with RPG. Normally I've been using
> UPDDTA and changing the records, when required, but in this case there is
> over 900 records that needed to be updated. My question is which command
to
> use, SETLL, READE or CHAIN. There are two things to look for in this file,
> DTYPE
> and DDSTAT. The DTYPE to look for is JRNL and the DDSTAT to look for is
'A'.
> Both JRNL and 'A' need to be true then, change the 'A' to an 'X'.
> Thanks for any advice,
> Art
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