Re: Flat File Help?

You can

1) Create a physical file in the correct format for the flat file then use
CPYF FMTOPT(*NOCHK) to copy data from the flat file to the physical file; or

2) Create a physical file in the correct format for the flat file and use it
as an external description for a data structure to which you move the flat
file record (from a program-described file input spec); or

3) Just use the flat file as a program-described file; or

4) Substring whatever fields you need from the single field of the flat
file.

A lot depends on the format of the flat file. If it contains fixed position
fields and a single record format, then options 1 or 2 can be used. If it's
delimited data, you might want to use CPYFRMIMPF (copy from import file) to
a physical file first. Option 1 is a good method if you want to use the data
from queries or SQL as well as from an RPG program. Option 2 at least gets
the field definitions out of the program, and avoids having to copy the file
first, but doesn't make the data available to query, SQL, etc. Option 3 is
ok if only one program is going to use the flat file. Option 4 is ok only if
you're looking at one or two fields in the flat file record.

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

----- Original Message -----
From: a b <eagle_291@yahoo.com>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 1:21 PM
Subject: Flat File Help?


> Could anyone tell me where I might find some
> information or an example of a program that reads a
> flat file? Any help would greatly be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
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