RE: data structure has no valid subfields

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joel, one of the things I found when I was writing PSC400 was that subfile
record formats act a little differently than others.  With subfile record
formats, even output-only fields are returned in the input buffer.  Odd?
Yes.  But that's how it works.  And believe me, it caught me by surprise the
first time one of my clients' programs counted on it.

Joe


> From: Joel Fritz
>
> Hmm... I tried making the fields "both" and input protected.  That worked.
> However, the record format below also works.  Where can I look up
> the rules?
> I'm beginning to get curious.
>
> A          R TRANSF
> A*%%TS  DD  20020116  170102  QUSER       REL-V5.1    iSeries WDT
> A                                      SFL
> A            CIORDDT         L  O 12  6DATFMT(*USA)
> A            CIORDTYPE     10   O 12 17
> A            CIMERCH   R     Y  O 12 36EDTCDE(3)
> A                                      REFFLD(RREF/MER$ U#LIB/U#REFP)
> A            CITSH$    R     Y  O 12 45EDTCDE(3)
> A                                      REFFLD(RREF/TSH$ U#LIB/U#REFP)
> A            CISRCCD   R        O 12 28REFFLD(RREF/SR U#LIB/U#REFP)