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> >And doing a DSPFD to either print outs or to an outfile are subject to the >whims of IBM and may change format with each new version of the OS. > Doing a DSPFD to *print and then trying to process the output in a program is definitely not recommended due to column changes, text changes, text translations in other National Language Versions, etc.; but using an *outfile should be OK. You need to make sure that level checking is off as IBM may add new fields to the end of existing records, but IBM goes to great lengths to retain upward compatibility for *outfile formats. Bruce
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