Re: Defining files with long names in RPGIII

I guess you can use OVRDBF command outside the RPG program to refer to the
actual file:

     OVRDBF FILE(&PGMFILE) TOFILE(&LIBRARY/&ACTFILE) MBR(*FIRST)

     ... were &PGMFILE is the file name you will use in the RPG program,
&ACTFILE is the actual file name and          &LIBRARY is the library where the
file is at.  You can place this command on a CL just before the actual call to
this      RPG III program and that is all you need ... I guess ...

Peter Vidal





                                                                                
                
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I want to open a file in an RPG program but the file name is longer than 8
characters and I am using RPGIII, I think that I can rename the file insde the
program but I can not recall now how to do this...Can anybody help.

Thanks.
Heba

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