RE: FMTDTA

["Tracy Ball" <TBall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe so doc, however, I could be in this business for another 100 years and 
still find things I have never seen before!  That is the beauty and downside 
all in one of so much technology.  If you have never been in a shop that 
utilizes something, then who knows when you may stumble upon it!  

-Tracy 
 Ext. 3107




-----Original Message-----
From: Doc [mailto:Doc6502@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 3:55 PM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: FMTDTA


Tracy Ball wrote:
> I have never heard of the FMTDTA command, however, just looked it up.  What 
> would a sample FMTDTA source look like?

:::putting on grizzled prospector's hat:::

I remember when we used to use FMTDTA back in '86 on the S/38.  It was 
powerful stuff-- ran at such a low level it did screaming fast database 
merges-- comparing the contents of eight files, and creating a single 
extract file.  But it was only good when we were using all of the 
records in a physical file.  Any selection or indexing, and OPNQRYF was 
a better bet.

Of course, that was 17 years ago, and my 1 MHZ Apple IIe could still be 
considered "screaming fast".

Dagnab it.

I haven't seen a version of the FMTDTA manual for a long time.  I think 
it (along with the much beloved CPF Message Guide, and others) got 
buried when the 400 came out.  I do remember those specs were EXTREMELY 
fussy to code, though.  Lots of trial and error.  But someone wrote a 
command that appeared (I think) in the old "S/38 Journal" that took 
parms and generated the specs for you.

Of no help at all, I know.

-Doc


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