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

[Mike.Barton@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

You could also try the OPNDBF command instead of the ALCOBJ command.
It will also cause cause the DDMF to dial up the remote site - this
all depends on your line configuration settings.

Mike

>I never knew that ALCOBJ worked this way for DDM files - it's really cool!
>The CL manual only makes brief mention of the difference when allocating a
>DDM file (include extra WAIT time for the other system to respond) and there
>is also a small blurb in the Distributed Data Management guide that explains
>that an ALCOBJ on the local system applies the equivalent lock on the remote
>system as well.

>After  trying it out, I discovered that issuing the ALCOBJ command will dial
>the phone for dial-up connections.  This behaviour of ALCOBJ may be useful
>in other scenarios where we want a CL program to begin the communications
>process before an HLL program gets to it.
>
>Thanks for pointing this out - I've learnt something new!
>
>Buck Calabro
>Aptis; Albany, NY


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