Re: Substring DDS -- RPG400-L

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A       NEWREC          PFILE(PF)
A       FIELD1  
A       FIELD2
.
.
A       SUBFLD          SST(DATA  2  3)

A     K SUBFLD

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I know it works if DATA is alpha or zoned.
Can we do this with part of a date field?  Like day?
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dbryant@banpharm.com wrote:
> 
> I need to create a logical file and substring one of the fields and use the
> substringed portion as a key.  Possible?  If so, any examples?
> 
> Thanking you in advance!

-- 
  Raul A. Jager W.
Asuncion - Paraguay
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