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Answer is yes. > RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >Now my question is, > >If I created the external data structure, and I do a normal read/chain > >does it automatically populate the data structure? > > I think the answer is "yes, it has to" -- after all, the fields contained > in the DS are the same as the fields in the record, and each field can > only have one value. You couldn't have FLDA in the record format contain > "Mary Smith" and FLDA in the DS contain blanks. . . . > > > If so, then what is > >the purpose of chaining/reading into a data structure using the LIKEREC? > > And that's my question, too! :-) > > > > > >Rob Berendt > > > Mike Naughton > Senior Programmer/Analyst > Judd Wire, Inc. > 124 Turnpike Road > Turners Falls, MA 01376 > 413-863-4357 x444 > mnaughton@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > _______________________________________________ > This is the RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries (RPG400-L) mailing list > To post a message email: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpg400-l > or email: RPG400-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l. > > Dave Dunfield Midwest Integrated Systems Resources AS/400 and LANSA Expert PO Box 1481 Portage, MI 49081 Phone-269-373-3049 Cell 269-501-5685
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