Re: Same prefixes (was Re: It's That Time Again! etc.)

Doug,

You're right this is not an internally/externally described file issue.
Prefixed databases are not uncommon.

What you're advocating has merit.  Whether "prefix dropping" would be a $10
or $20 enhancement only the Toronto folks can say.

Rather that converting your data files (dropping prefixes) and adding
PREFIX() to your programs,  you could instead create new LFs using the
RENAME keyword.  Access path sharing would make the overhead minimal.


Keith



----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Handy" <dhandy1@bellsouth.net>
To: <rpg400-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: Same prefixes (was Re: It's That Time Again! etc.)


> Jim,
>
> >With external definitions, you can use PREFIX(whatever_) on your
externally
> >described files and add the prefixes at run time, rather than design
time.
>
> I interpreted the contention to be external definitions which changed
whether or
> not this was a good idea, not the prefix keyword.  External definitions
pre-date
> prefix by what, 14 years?
>
> And while PREFIX could be used as you describe above, until qualified DS
names
> I'm not sure I see the value in doing so.  I suppose it may simply the use
of a
> field reference file, but I use a FRF file anyway and just need to add the
> REFFLD() keyword to the DDS.
>
> I currently use prefixes for things like before and after images of a
trigger
> buffer or where I otherwise want multiple copies of a file's DS.
>
> Doug
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