RE: add file with same name from different AS/400 into pgm

...name one of the files within the RPG program with a different name,
whatever name you want.  
...in your calling program use an OVRDBF for the renamed file in the RPG to
the actual file.  
...use the rename format in the RPG to handle the same member name problem.
...you will also need to have an OVRDBF to effect the program compile
...you could also check the status of the DDM link in your calling program
and use either a parameter or program switch to determine if the link is
available, if it is not and the client tries to access that file display an
error message informing them that the file is not currently available.
 
 
 -----Original Message-----
From: Stone, Joel [ mailto:StoneJ@GourmetAward.com
<mailto:StoneJ@GourmetAward.com> ]
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 11:13 AM
To: 'RPG400-L@midrange.com' <mailto:'RPG400-L@midrange.com'> 
Subject: RE: add file with same name from different AS/400 into pgm



Thanks for the idea, but Im pretty sure the RENAME fails because there are
two files with the same format, and RPG cant figure out which one to rename.

Is this correct? 

Any other ideas? 

-----Original Message----- 
From: Hartman Richard [ mailto:richard.hartman@brctsg.com
<mailto:richard.hartman@brctsg.com> ] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 7:06 PM 
To: 'RPG400-L@midrange.com' 
Subject: RE: add file with same name from different AS/400 into pgm 


You can try renaming the record format of the file in the file definition 
section of the program. You add    RENAME(formatname:formatname2) in the key

words section.  
This is what we do when we use two logical files in our program, that are 
based off of the same file. 
 I do not know if this works for physical files or not? 

Then if you had the same field names in both files you could add a prefix to

the fields on one of the file specs by doing: 
PREFIX(xx) 

I don't know if this will work for your problem. But it is the best I can 
offer at the time. 
Richard 

> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Stone, Joel [SMTP:StoneJ@GourmetAward.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 4:29 PM 
> To:   'RPG400-L@midrange.com' 
> Subject:      RPG: add file with same name from different AS/400 into pgm 
> 
> I need to add an order file to a inquiry RPG pgm.  The file has the same 
> name as a file already in the pgm.  What is an easy way to accomplish 
> this??? 
> 
> Only one of the files must be open at any point in time, but a user could 
> look at one file and then the other in the same session. 
> 
> Call qcmdexc to ovrdbf and re-open the file with each read to the orders? 
> 
> Note: I dont think I can use an LF to combine the files, because the 
> second file is on another box using DDM, which is sometimes down.  If the 
> DDM file is down, I still want the user to be able to see his local 
> orders! 
> 
> Thanks! 
> 
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