Re: S/36-mode alt indexes

> Also, the RPG program's F-spec for this file shows the start position for
> this key as 1 (does it matter for alt. indexes?)

the key starting position does not matter. at execution it checks the file
at
open time and uses the key of the disk file. the reason some coders make the
start position 1 is if the alt index key is non-contiguous, the rpg compiler
edits the start position plus key length LE file length.

> The physical record is 320 bytes in length, but the logical record is
334...

the dspffd shows the key fields at end of file, and you will notice the key
field references a substring of a "real" field in the file, like F000001.
The real file on disk is only 320. It was ibm's way of showing the
definition
of the keys for this logical. Be careful in looking at this, K00001 is not
always
a key of the logical, but the key of the physical. Look for the "SST"
substring
fields after the end of the real record length.

btw - you can do sql selects on these 36 files by doing the same kind of
substring, although I never got packed fields to work in a SELECT.

hth
jim franz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Bale" <dbale@samsa.com>
To: <rpg400-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 1:59 PM
Subject: S/36-mode alt indexes


> Having to partially dissect a 9000-line RPG-II program and came across a
> file spec for a file that is an alternate index.  I'm really confused.
Does
> IBM do some blackbox stuff for alt. indexes?  I know that they are logical
> files.  The physical record is 320 bytes in length, but the logical record
> is 334 and a DSPFFD list puts the two key fields defined for the alternate
> index in 321-327 & 328-334.
>
> Also, the RPG program's F-spec for this file shows the start position for
> this key as 1 (does it matter for alt. indexes?)
>
> - Dan Bale
> (I am *NOT* "Dale"
> http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l/200105/msg00281.html )
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