Re: testing a batch RPG pgm which uses the TIME opcode

"Stone, Joel" wrote:

> I am trying to test a new version of an RPG4 pgm.  I run the old and new pgm
> versions, then use CMPPFM to compare the output files field by field.
>
> 1)      Is there a way to have the unmatched records output from CMPPFM with
> field name columns, and showing packed data in a readable format?
>
> 2)      Is it possible to show the unmatched records as hex, so I can see
> time stamps and packed field values?  Currently the CMPPFM report shows only
> printable characters.
>
> 3)      The RPG pgm uses the TIME opcode to time-stamp fields in the
> records.  Since the old version and new version run a few seconds apart,
> none of the output records ever match.  Is there a way to force the TIME
> opcode to return a constant value in a job so the timestamp fields will
> match when running CMPPFM??
>
> Thanks!
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Joel,

why not compare the two files with plain SQL ?

Carel



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