Re: Record name the same as the file name

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

Raul,

You're right.  There are work arounds.  Therefore I can't see this being a 
top priority to the RPG team.  However I'd still like it done.

Let me ask people this.  If DDS only allowed you to create record formats 
the same as the file name, and you always had to rename your files just to 
get around a compiler limitation, would you then want that compiler 
change?

Rob Berendt
-- 
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary 
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." 
Benjamin Franklin 





Raul A Jager <raul@xxxxxxxxxx>
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I found an easy way around:

CREATE TABLE recordname AS...

RENAME TABLE recordname TO filename;

Raul______________________________________________________

DeLong, Eric wrote:

>Rob,
>
>I thought I had posted something about this, but.....
>
>FWIW, creating files via DDL instead of DDS for use in RPG programs 
suffers
>mostly from the lack of integrated index/view.  If the shop standard is 
to
>use SQL for everything, I suppose there's no problem.  But as soon as you
>try to use native random i/o (chain, setll, etc) you'll have problems. 
>
>Eric DeLong
>Sally Beauty Company
>MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
>940-898-7863 or ext. 1863
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rob@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:rob@xxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 1:11 PM
>To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
>Subject: RE: Record name the same as the file name
>
>
>Quite true.  However you wouldn't believe how mad that makes people that 
>they have to rename record formats.  People are extremely ana! about 
that. 
> In fact, I bet it has been the straw that has broken the camel's back on 

>a few people moving from DDS to SQL to define their files.
>
>Oh, I agree I'd rather have some additional features in RPG, providing 
>it's a manpower issue.  However I'd hope that wouldn't be the case.
>
>Rob Berendt
> 
>

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