Re: Internally defined by key value?

You're right, Rob.  I just pulled it from an old conversion we did...




                                                                                
                                       
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You do NOT have to use a RPG36 type.




tomh@simas.com on 04/18/2000 04:30:48 PM
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Member type: 'RPG36' (maybe also for 'RPG')

For contiguous keys:
position 29-30: key length
position 31: 'A'
position 32: 'I'   (eye)
position 37-38: beginning key position

For non-contiguous keys, you may want to build a S/36 style alternate index
(using SSP command BLDINDEX); there's a different 'F'-spec format if this
is the case:
position 29-30: combined length of all keys
position 35-38: 'EXTK'

Hope that helps...




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I have a duel format physical file I need to open, and so am opening
it as UP    F  (Update Primare, File Described).  In the I specs I am
declaring one variable for the buffer.  In the D specs I am using ExtName
for my file layouts, and basing that on my file.  All is fine and dandy.

But... when I normally open files I also specify they be opened by Key,
by specifiing the K.  I know that if I don't specify the K then the records
will come in arrival sequence.  RPG won't let me specify K in a File
described file.

So, what do I do?  How do I get key sequence by a file described file?

Regards,

Jim Langston




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