RE: RE: Copy book useage.

Yes, that's correct, and you should be reading to the FILE name, not the
record format name in this situation.

Bob Cozzi
cozzi@rpgiv.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com]
On
> Behalf Of Mike Naughton
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 2:44 PM
> To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Cc: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: RE: Copy book useage.
>
> I think the problem is that different source files have different
record
> format names -- typically, it is the same as the name of the file, but
not
> always (I believe it may be the name of the file when it was first
> created, so if you rename or copy your source file the new version
will
> have the old format name).
>
> This means that if you override MYLIB/QRPGLESRC to YOURLIB/QRPGLESRC,
you
> won't have a problem, but if you try to override MYLIB/MYFILE to
> YOURLIB/YOURFILE  you will. Defining the file in the program gets
around
> this. . . .
>
> I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. . . . :-)
>
> rpg400-l@midrange.com writes:
> >I don't understand why this program has to have the file program
defined.
> >
> >I've never had to program-define source files before so since that
was the
> >overwhelming recommendation I started to wonder.  I copied his code
below,
> >compiled it, and ran it.  Worked file.  I used his OVRDBF command,
and
> >substitutued &mllib for *LIBL, &mlfile for QRPGLESRC, and &mbr for
> >TESTREAD.
> >
> >Please enlighten me!
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Phil
>
>
> Mike Naughton
> Senior Programmer/Analyst
> Judd Wire, Inc.
> 124 Turnpike Road
> Turners Falls, MA  01376
> 413-863-4357 x444
> mnaughton@juddwire.com
>
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