Using a data structure on an externally defined file

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

V5R2 is supposed to allow the use of a data structure on an externally 
defined file.

Must be me?

I verified that we are using TGTRLS(*CURRENT) and we are running V5R2.

     FFLWORK    IF   E           K DISK
      * Describe FLWORK Record to get Amount Columns in an array

      // if you change the dimension of the array you must:
      // a) Change the ending position of colalpha
      // b) Change the dim() statements
     D FLWORKREC     E DS                  EXTNAME(FLWORK:*input)
     D  colalpha              39   3150a
     D  col                          15p 4 overlay(colalpha) dim(389)
      * FLWORK Key List

     C     FLWORKey      KLIST
     C                   KFLD                    CO
     C                   KFLD                    LOC
     C                   KFLD                    ACT
      /free
       Chain(e) FLWORKey FLWORK FLWORKREC;
      /end-free
results in:
 Msg id  Sv Number Message text  
*RNF5155 20      1 The Result-Field operand is not allowed for specified   
 
                   operation.  

Message . . . . :   The Result-Field operand is not allowed for specified  
 
  operation.  
Cause . . . . . :   The Result-Field operand must not be specified for a 
READ,
  READE, READP, READPE, CHAIN, WRITE or UPDATE operation when the Factor 2 
 
  operand is the name of an externally-described file or record. The  
  Result-Field operand is omitted.  
Recovery  . . . :   Omit the Result-Field operand. Compile again.  


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Rob Berendt
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