RE: Accessing a source file.

[Jim Langston <jlangston@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I recently did this.  I wound up making the file usropen so I could look at
each member.

I also made it internally defined since not all our source files have the
same record length.

I didn't really care too much about the contents other than the 3 or so
fields, line number, date, source line.  I looked at source line positions 6
and 7, so it didn't matter *how* long the line was, or if was free format or
whatever.

Regards,

Jim Langston

-----Original Message-----
From: Feador, Jerry [mailto:JFeador@Kiausa.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 1:30 PM
To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
Subject: Accessing a source file.



Hi all,

I've been searching and searching but...

Can anybody supply the general rules for including, and reading, a source
physical file in an RPGLE program.?

I understand the requirements for the preceding CL override. It's the RPG
setup that's throwing me...
Can the file be defined as 'E'xternal or does it have to be 'F'ixed with 'I'
specs? (I haven't used 'I' specs in so long...)
Do I have to rename the record format? (since it's the same as the file name
and the compiler doesn't like that!)

Thanks for your time and assistance,
"The Captain"

Jerry L. Feador
Programmer/Analyst II
Kia Motors America, Inc.
(949) 595-5810
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