RE: FMTDTA

FMTDTA is still the easiest way to sort a file by totally bizarre composite
keys like substrings of fields.  We use it to shuffle file records for
selecting "random" samples.  Here's a sample key that's similar to one we
use--check digit of account number, fourth position of ZIP code, fifth digit
of account number.

I'm not sure it's any faster than a sort query for sorting by conventional
keys.     

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Booth Martin [mailto:Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 11:37 AM
> To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: FMTDTA
> 
> 
> Tried and true won't leave you bruised and blue.
>  
> Which is fastest when there's a need?  FMTDTA still blows 
> away the new young
> bucks so far as I know.
>  
> yes, yes, the new stuff is good, no doubt about it, but lets 
> be kind to the
> old methods that built the empire in the first place.
>  
>  
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> Booth Martin   http://www.MartinVT.com
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> -------Original Message-------
>  
> From: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 12:42:40
> To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
> Subject: RE: FMTDTA
>  
> OPNQRYF? LFs? <g> Old school....... Now we've got SQL, Stored 
> procedures,
> and UDFs! <GDR>
>  
> Eric DeLong
> Sally Beauty Company
> MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
> 940-898-7863 or ext. 1863
>  
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ric A. LuBell [mailto:rlubell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 10:55 AM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: RE: FMTDTA
>  
>  
> Old science... use OPNQRYF instead, or build LFs as alternative.
> Sincerely, 
>  
> Ric LuBell
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Venkatesh, Vijayendra (Cognizant) 
> [mailto:VVijay1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 11:55 PM
> To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: FMTDTA
>  
> Hi all,
> Can any body let me know "What FMTDTA command does" . I 
> understand that it
> processes series of sort spec stored in the SRCPF.
> What does series of sort specs mean. Can you illustrate with 
> an example
>  
> TIA
> Vjiayendra
> 
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