RE: Record name the same as the file name

["Hawkes, Bill" <Bill.Hawkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rob, 
I am pretty sure that you can get what you need with DDL defined indexes.
We are on V5R1 and have working applications which create indexes on the fly
with RUNSQLSTM in CL [CREATE INDEX QTEMP/FILEL ON QTEMP/FILEP (Column3,
Column 1, Column 5)].  We then override to the index in the CL and call RPG
which declares the index in F specs and performs SETLL with a key list and
READ/READE operations.  Haven't had any problems.

-----Original Message-----
from: rob@xxxxxxxxx
sent: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 14:41:39 -0500
subject: RE: Record name the same as the file name

Thou art correct.  However, if thee is enamored with logical files based 
on alternate keys, (like customer name versus customer number), that is 
where thee demon lies.  That is the difference between CREATE TABLE and 
CREATE INDEX.  A logical file created with CREATE INDEX cannot be 
specified as the file in an RPG program using native access.  A logical 
file created with CREATE VIEW can.  A logical file created with DDS can 
use both the properties of CREATE INDEX and CREATE VIEW and still be 
specified in an RPG program using native access.

I came up with some suggestions for this in my email entitled "Key 
structure on the File specification" but have so far garnered no response. 
 Alas.

Rob Berendt