Re: %EOF, %FOUND and the infamous Dow loop -- RPG400-L

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Subject: Re: %EOF, %FOUND and the infamous Dow loop
From: jpcarr@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 11:14:32 -0500
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Doug Said;
>IMHO, every chain to a file should be followed by:>
>
>    Chain     filename
>    If   Not %found( filename )
>    Clear     *All RecFmt
>    Endif

Doug  does this work for INPUT files?  It don't do it?

If I want to do that,  I have an Ext. Defined D/S and reset that.
I can also have Default values defined in the D/S and I do
a RESET

John

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Follow-Ups:

Re: %EOF, %FOUND and the infamous Dow loop , Douglas Handy
RE: %EOF, %FOUND and the infamous Dow loop , Joe Pluta

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