RE: process a list of files

["Ray, Adam" <ARay@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for all of your replies. I now have a list of all the files that do
indeed contain an * somewhere. I should be able to complete any other
processing necessary from this list.
Thanks again.
-Adam


        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.

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