RE: Assign a Value

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Tracy,

Are you trying to create/fill a database file or a PC stream file?  If it's
a database file, it doesn't have to be externally described.  Rob's method
is probably the easiest way to go.  But if your desired end result is a CSV
file for a PC (which seems likely, but may not be the case), just go
straight for the stream file option and cut out a step.

Mike E.





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Existing externally defined file is bad.

I just did it with CRTPF ... RCDLEN(...) and no DDS.

Rob Berendt
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I am just now learning of the CPYTOIMPF, and I have seen this command
referenced a few times so far.  However, in just trying to do the command
for a temporary file, I get an error saying my TOFILE is not the right
file type.   Doesn't this defeat the purpose of a temporary file, if the
file has to be an existing externally described file?

And yes, this may seem like a basic question, and no doubt I could become
an expert if I take more time to research this, however, I can think of
immediate uses for this, and I was wanting to test this right away!

-Tracy
 Ext. 3107


-----Original Message-----
From: Haas, Matt [mailto:Matt.Haas@thomsonlearning.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 2:23 PM
To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
Subject: RE: Assign a Value


Bill,

An easier way to get a file with comma separated values to create a
temporary file with the data and use the CPYTOIMPF command.

Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: bill totz [mailto:robsurge@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 2:11 PM
To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
Subject: Assign a Value




Is there a way to assign a value to a field in DDS. For example I have a
client which requires us to seperate our fields by commas. I would like to
code this in the DDS rather than in my pgm-there are over 120 fields. I
would use the values keyword but I think this just allows certain
values-not
assign.


Thanks



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