RE: DDS specs for RPG INFDS available? plus defining Binary in D DS

[Dan <dbcerpg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, Buck, but I was only able to find the DDS for display file
INFDS in the archive search.

The FAQ gave good info on the binary format: RPG vs. API documentation

--- Buck Calabro <Buck.Calabro@commsoft.net> wrote:
> >Does anyone have the DDS specs for INFDS for
> >database, printer, and display files that
> >they'd be willing to share?
>
> Both DDS and D specs have been posted to this list and the MIDRANGE-L
> list
> several times.  Search the archive at http://archive.midrange.com
> Search
> for "INFDS" and "INFDS EXTNAME".  You can use D specs in a /copy
> member if
> you wish.
>
> >The data management guide is calling for
> >a binary data type with a length of 4,
> >which I've defined in DDS as '4B 0', but
> >this defines a 2-byte field.
> >Should binary fields with length = 4 be defined as '10B 0'?
> >Should binary fields with length = 2 be defined as ' 5B 0'?
> >
> >The DDS manual doesn't give much guidance on this
> >and I've never defined a binary data type in DDS before.
>
> As far as D specs go, this has been discussed before too, and is even
> in the
> FAQ at http://faq.midrange.com.  Search for binary (link in lower
> left).
>
> As far as DDS goes, it matches RPG III.  That is, you define the
> field
> length, not the number of bytes.

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