Re: INFDS

"Smith, Mike" wrote:

> I have a program that is doing a user controlled open and close of a file,
> overriding to a specific member in the file.
> I want to be able to use the rrn(397-400I) of the infds.  However when I
> override and try to do a setll I seem to get erroneous information.
> I have tried z-add the value to another variable and using this, but still i
> get bad results.
>
> So, First question is.  Can i use the Relative record number in the INFDS on
> a multimember file.
> Second can i do this on a file that is being opened in the program.
> third.  what is wrong.
> any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> here is a code snippet.
>
> FORDERLIST IP   E           K DISK
> FPIFORDER  IF   E             DISK    USROPN
> F                                     INFDS(INFDS)
> FPIFORDERS O    E             DISK    USROPN
> F                                     PREFIX(N)
> F                                     RENAME(PIDTA00R:PIREC)
>
>  D INFDS           DS
>  D DB_RRN                397    400I 0
>   *
>   *
>  DQCmdExc          PR                  EXTPGM('QCMDEXC')
>   *      Execute a command.
>  D PR_CmdStr                   4096A   CONST OPTIONS(*VARSIZE)
>  D PR_CmdStrLen                  15P 5 CONST
>
>
>  C                   IF        NOT %OPEN(PIFORDER)
>
>  C                   EVAL      CMDSTR    = 'OVRDBF PIFORDER MBR('
>  C                   EVAL      CMDSTR    = %TRIM(CMDSTR) +
>  C                                         %TRIM(MLNAME) + ')'
>   *
>  C                   CALLP     QCmdExc(CmdStr:
>  C                                     %LEN(%TRIMR(CmdStr)))
>  C                   OPEN      PIFORDER
>  C                   ENDIF
>  C                   EXSR      $PROCESS
>
>
>  C     $PROCESS      BEGSR
>  C                   EXSR      $OPNPIREC
>   * START AT THE BEGGINING OF THE FILE OR WHEREEVER IT LEFT OFF.
>  C                   Z-ADD     DB_RRN        #RECHOLD
>  C     #RECHOLD      SETLL     PIFORDER
>  C                   DOU       %EOF(PIFORDER)
>  C                   READ      PIFORDER
>  C                   IF        NOT %EOF(PIFORDER)
>  C                   IF        %SUBST(PIFLD:1:5) <> '@FILE'

Mike,

That subfield in the INFDS only supplies the RRN after a READ action, so at
opening it is *ZERO.

Secondly, why not define the field PIFORDERS as UPDATE with ADD? Perhaps, this 
is
causing your problems.

Regards,

Carel Teijgeler.



+---
| This is the RPG/400 Mailing List!
| To submit a new message, send your mail to RPG400-L@midrange.com.
| To subscribe to this list send email to RPG400-L-SUB@midrange.com.
| To unsubscribe from this list send email to RPG400-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com
+---