Re: page n of x

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

FOR the article, but the caveat on the cpysplf is that your ovl's will
have to be on the FINISHED product...:)



On Wed, 6 Sep 2000, Gary Guthrie wrote:

> The CPYSPLF solution would not be my recommendation. CPYSPLF will only
> work for the plainest of spooled files. Because the CPYSPLF is roughly
> the same technique I described using APIs, I'd suggest foregoing the
> quick and dirty (not so robust) CPYSPLF method and just go with the APIs
> technique.
> 
> Regarding the "simple column in the magazine" suggestion - The concept
> is simple, but the amount of code would be too large to publish in its
> entirety. For what it's worth, I have code from my articles in "The RPG
> Source" on the website for the newsletter that does all the API work. I
> suppose I could write a short article describing the problem, describing
> the solution, and providing the portion to do actual work - capture the
> spooled file, update it with total pages, and re-spool it. The question
> has been asked enough that perhaps that would be useful to the public.
> 
> Votes for or against the article?
> 
> Gary Guthrie
> REAL Solutions Technical Support
> NEWS/400 Technical Editor
> 
> 
> Don wrote:
> > 
> > Simple solution in my book:
> > 
> > 1. Run pass one over the data.
> > 2. cpysplf with *FCFC to db file
> > 3. read dbfile counting how many '1' in column one you find..
> > 4. read step 2 splf again, this time you just mod the "PAGE 1234" area of
> >    of the SPLF to be PAGE 1234 OF 9999.
> > 
> > Gary, this should make for a simple column in your magazine, and I may do
> > a quickie "headsup" for AS400 Mag...
> > 
> > 
> > 
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