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Funny you should ask. I got a enewsletter today from something Cozzi writes. In it was an article on the use and history of varying length fields. I'll try to paste the link enclosed in the enewsletter however when I clicked on any links in that letter earlier it told me that there was some error and I should try again later. Hmm, working now. http://www.mcpressonline.com/mc/.6ae7263e Rob Berendt -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin qsrvbas@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Tom Liotta) Sent by: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 07/22/2003 07:54 PM Please respond to RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx cc: Fax to: Subject: RE: Tab delimited... again rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Having a nice, rigid, clearly >defined record structure was definitely an advantage in the RPGII days, but >today, the comiler is supposed to take care of all that data mapping stuff >anyway. Modern database designs allow for varying length character fields, >and do not require blanks to pad out the field. > >In DDS, you can use the VARLEN attribute to enable varying length character >fields. I've been thinking about the phrase above -- "Modern database designs" -- and wondering if anyone recalls how long it's been since RPG had the ability to handle variable length records. (Or how long since VARLEN became a DDS keyword.) Note that this is a separate question from something like "How long have you been using variable-length records in RPG?" unless you recall being an early adopter... I know I had variable-length available before using them in RPG. Tom Liotta -- Tom Liotta The PowerTech Group, Inc. 19426 68th Avenue South Kent, WA 98032 Phone 253-872-7788 x313 Fax 253-872-7904 http://www.powertechgroup.com __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455 _______________________________________________ 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/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.
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