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

Thanks Barbara, that explains it.

I hadn't thought of using the prefix as the qualifier.  I probably should
have looked at the example in the manual a little closer.

so, after looking at that example, it appears that a 'drop prefix' already
exists, you just have to replace it with something.

for instance:

file1  xxcust
       xxname

file2  yycust
       yyname

F file1    if   e             disk    prefix('F1.Z':2)
F file2    if   e             disk    prefix('F2.Z':2)

D F1            e ds                  qualified extname(file1)
D                                     prefix('Z':2)

D F2            e ds                  qualified extname(file2)
D                                     prefix('Z':2)

field names are now F1.ZCUST, F1.ZNAME, F2.ZCUST and F2.ZNAME - which would
then enable a future evalc qualified move corresponding function, that the
original poster (don't remember who) wanted.   Right?

Rick

--original message------
Richard, if you want to read an ext-desc file into a qualified data
structure, you use a qualified PREFIX on your F spec.

Fmyfile  IF   E          PREFIX('MYDS.')
D MYDS      E DS         QUALIFIED EXTNAME(myfile)

or

Fmyfile  IF   E          PREFIX('MYDS.XY')
D MYDS      E DS         QUALIFIED EXTNAME(myfile)
D                        PREFIX('XY')

In V5R2, you can use a data structure in the result field for
externally-described files.