Re: process a list of files

["James W. Kilgore" <qappdsn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob,

I was just about to recommend the same thing when I read your post.  Since
there is a large number of files, one could have a wrapper program that
performs a DSPFFD to an outfile, a program that uses this to create a non
keyed logical DDS of just the alpha fields and compiles the LF, a program that
writes the necessary RPG code on the fly for the file being processed and
compiles it then runs the RPG program.

It could make a nice one day project to write this tool.  Follow that up with
trigger programs for each file to prevent the character from ever getting into
the file and your done.

"Bob Cozzi (RPGIV)" wrote:

> You could use a translation table at the file level--even in a logical
> view. That way when those fields are read, the * and other special
> characters can be translated to a benign character.