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The short answer is, you can't directly. You might consider making the data structure contain only the two fields MARKER and PATH and then make it an array (use the DIM keyword) Then you can access each "element" by myDs(x).Marker myds(x).path Should give you the same kind of results. -Bob > > > I have a data area that is 1030 characters long with > the structure > marker1 3 0 > path1 100a > marker2 3 0 > path2 100a > marker3 3 0 > path3 100a > . > . > marker10 3 0 > path10 100a > > How do I create a ds to move the data area into an array so I can > use code > like the following.... > /free > for x = 1 to 10; > if pdfloc.marker(x) = somevar; > path =pdfloc.path(x); > endif; > endfor; > /endfree > > this is how I think it would look but am unsure > d pathds ds based(@) qualified > d marker 3 0 > d path 100a > d > d ds > d pdfloc likeds(pathds) dim(10) > c > > does this look right: > > J. Scott Carter > Programmer/Analyst > e-mail: Mailto:scarter@xxxxxxxxxxx > Phone: 214.583.0348 > > It's not the destination that counts in life it's the journey. The > journey > with the people we love is all that really matters. Such a simple > truth so > easily forgotten. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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