Re: Trigger & *libl

[Raul Jager <raul@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you  Rob, I tried the logical, the OVRDBF in the *INZSR  they do work,
but I like better the EXTFILE.  Since the file is always in the same library I
defined a constant.

Raul.
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rob@dekko.com escribió:

> Raul,
>
> Is the file that you read in the same library as the file which triggers
> the program?
>
> If so then:
> 1)  From the trigger buffer determine the name of the library containing
> the file.
> 2)  Create a variable containing the name of the file to be read, example:
> eval FileVar=%trim(TrigLib)+'/readfile'
> 3)  On the read file use EXTFILE(FileVar)
> 4)  Use USROPN on the file being read and the OPEN statement to open it.
> No need for the OVRDBF.
> If you are not using 510 then may I suggest stone knives and bearskins?
>
> Rob Berendt
> --
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
> Benjamin Franklin
>
>                     Raul Jager
>                     <raul@abc.com.py>       To:     rpg400-l@midrange.com
>                     drange.com              Subject:     Trigger & *libl
>
> Hi.
>
>     I wrote a trigger program that reads a file to do some validations.
> It works when the jobd for the user has the library where the file is,
> but otherwise it does not find the file.
>
> How can the trigger program find in which library is the file?
>
> TIA
> Raul.