RE: CLEAR Question for Input Files

["Bob Cozzi" <cozzi@xxxxxxxxx>]

The CLEAR *ALL was added to RPGIII also.
But why not just do a CLEAR to the DSPF recfmt instead?

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@midrange.com
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@midrange.com] On Behalf Of Douglas Handy
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 9:18 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: CLEAR Question for Input Files


Mike,

>I thought I could solve
>this by using CLEAR on the data file format, but CLEAR doesn't work 
>since the file is input only.

That is only true in RPG III (aka RPG/400).  Convert the program to RPG
IV and
you can use "CLEAR  *ALL   recfmt" even with input only files.  I never
understood that restriction in RPG III syntax, but was glad it was
lifted in RPG IV...

Doug
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