Re: Renaming Fields in the D specs

["Bob Slaney" <rjslaney@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Troy, if you using V5R1, have a look at qualified Data Structures. That
will allow you to do what I think you are trying to do.

Bob

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                    12/05/2001 10:04
                    AM
                    Please respond to
                    rpg400-l






Hans

I am renaming the two fields from a record format.
I have a PF and a LF that has the same names, and
I just wanted to rename two fields I will be using
with D specs instead of using I specs. Its really
a cosmetic thing. But I would like to get all of the
I specs out of the RPGIV programs I write/modify for
future program additions/modifications.

What is the difference between using I specs and D specs in this regard?

PS. I'm still learning (programming in RPG a little over a year and a half)
    Started with RPGIII then moved to RPGIV a little later. Just wanted to
    let you know so you would know what you are dealing with.

Thanks
Troy Dills


>Troy:  Exactly what are you trying to accomplish?  Renaming fields on
>the D-Spec as shown does not have the same effect as renaming fields on
>I-Specs.  If you code the ext-desc data structure, your I/O operations
>will still use the fields named in the DDS, and not these renamed
>fields in an EDS.

>If you want to read from an ext-desc file and have the data moved into
>variables with different names than defined in the DDS, I believe the
>only way is by coding the renames on I-Specs.


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