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RE: Printer Overflow and BIF's

  • Subject: RE: Printer Overflow and BIF's
  • From: Bryan Yates <srprog3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 11:36:06 -0500
  • Importance: Normal
Title: RE: Printer Overflow and BIF's
Jim,
Don't give up on the %Error BiF.  I am using it to regulate overflow successfully in several programs.  If you could send us a snippet of the actual code you were running when you were having the problem perhaps we could figure it out.  What I am doing is almost identical to the sample you provided.
 
Here it is:
 
Fspecs first:
 FMROMRLL1  IF   E           K DISK        
 F*                                        
 FJCV278P   O    E             PRINTER     
 D*                                        
 
Cspces:
 C*                                   
 C                   WRITE(E)  DETAIL 
 C*                                   
 C                   IF        %ERROR     
C                   WRITE     HEADING    
C                   Endif 
               
This works beautifully for me with no problem.
 
Bryan Yates
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
Information Systems
Collin County Government
 
 -----Original Message-----
From: owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Sneddon, Jim
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 10:37 AM
To: 'RPG400-L@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: Printer Overflow and BIF's

Peter,

I'm sorry - I forgot that little detail.

It is an externally described printer file.
 
It works (of course) by using an OFLIND(*IN55) and then watching for *in55.  I was not able to get it to work by using the %error method and it won't let you specify something like OFIND(%ERROR)...  I did not think of setting an OFLIND and then watching for %error but I doubt it will work - I'll give it a try just for grins.

So it works with the old method and everyone is happy (as happy as end-users will ever be)  but I was just curious if I could take advantage of some new method using the BIF's instead. 

Thanks

>Printer Overflow and BIF's

>Hi Jim,

>The manual states "An error occurs if overflow is reached to an externally
>described print file and no overflow indicator has been specified on the
>File description specification."  It doesn't say what it will do for an
>internally-describer print file, with or without the overflow indicator
>specified. Which did you have, internal or external? And did you specify an
>overflow indicator?

>Curious,
>Peter Dow
>Dow Software Services, Inc.
>909 425-0194 voice
>909 425-0196 fax


Jim Sneddon

AS400 RPG Programmer

Allstate Ticketing

jsneddon@allstateticketing.com

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