Re: Using LIKE in Prototypes to define fields -- RPG400-L

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Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 13:44:33 -0500
From: "Jade Richtsmeier" <jade.richtsmeier@mcis.cog.mn.us>

Jade, rather than open a file you don't need, you could
define an externally-described data structure, maybe with
a prefix to keep it separate from any actual use of the
file, and define everything LIKE the prefixed subfield names.
Then anyone can use the prototype without having to remember
to define the file.

D         e  ds          extname(myfile) prefix(myfile_)
D proc       pr
D   name                 like(myfile_name)

Barbara Morris

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