RE: how to change the length of records of a file

[Jeff Markel <JMarkel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 20:38:41 +0530 
"N, Muralidhar" <Muralidhar.N@blr.hpsglobal.com> wrote:

        my problem is:
        Iam having flat file DAACDTRN   (input)
        Iam having outfile  DAACDTRNO(output)
        Iam using FMTDTA      INFILE(LIB/DAACDTRN)MBR(DAACDTRN)
 
OUTFILE(LIB/DAACDTRNO)MBR(DAACDTRNO) 
                                          SRCFILE(LIB/QFMTSRC)
MBR(DASORT50).
        Iam getting following error when iam executing this command on
command
        line.


        0 error(s) found in source file QFMTSRC in library NFHPGMR mbr
DASORT50,but
        still iam nt getting data into outfile.

Murali - why are you using FMTDTA? It's pretty antiquated, and doubt it will
carry much weight in an interview if you list it as one of your skills. But
to your point of not getting data into the outfile: we would have to see the
actual FMTDTA commands you have in DASORT50 to determine what might be going
wrong.

May I suggest you abandon the FMTDTA, and switch to OPNQRY or SQL...?

hth
Jeff