RE: RPG & the IFS & CSV

This is easy to do, once you've done it once.

You need to use the unix-like api's which include open(), close(), read(),
write(), etc.

There should be plenty of examples in the archives.

Phil



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> I know I have seen bits and pieces posted by Scott, but when I
> went back to
> the archives I had trouble finding the post and or posts, that would allow
> me to put it together... But I was hoping maybe someone could help...
>
> I would like to have my RPG, check for the existance of an IFS
> file, and if
> it's not there, create a PC compatable stream file, so I could populate it
> with comma seperated fields (csv), so excel can read it.
>
> I know cpytoimpf will also work, but I wanted more control over the data,
> thats being written in to the stream file..
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> Any help would be appreciated... And I'll go back into the archives to see
> if I can find the relative pieces of code...
>
> Thanks, tim
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