Re: FINDING A FILE

API is definitely better!

Dare

----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Rowe" <martin@dbg400.net>
To: <rpg400-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: FINDING A FILE


> On Fri, 2001-12-14 at 18:53, Dare wrote:
> > Hey Martin,
> >
> > You can do this without HLL, just use a CL for the code.  You can read
> > through the OUTFILE from DSPOBJD and process the information.
> > Instead of HLL and logical, sort within CL and eliminate unwanted
records.
> > Do you need more detail?
>
> Hi Dare
>
> I was trying to keep on topic - RPG ;-) Actually our program produces a
> printout with member details, which wouldn't be as easy in just CL.
> Thanks for the offer, though. If I ever end up rewriting it I'd go down
> the API route for speed over the *outfile solution. One of the reasons I
> use a logical is to save time building the list of files. It used to run
> from an outfile built at the weekend, but that missed new files created
> after it.
>
> Regards, Martin
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