Re: Open with USROPN Files

Bill,

Your original thinking is correct, it is truth. ;)

in otherwords, you can't use a variable name as the open opcode's
arguement.

you could, on the otherhand, I think, use it as the arguement of an SQL
statement.

hth,

rick

----original message--------
I'm thinking the answer 'NO' but I'll ask anyway.

I have a file that contains several records with the file names being used
in serveral programs.

The file names are brought into these programs as a field variable  to do
things like CLRPFM, CPYTOIMPF, etc.

Is it truth that there is no way to do this:

C                                          EVAL       FILENAME    = ''' +
%trim(DRKY)  + '''    <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this
C                                          OPEN      FILENAME

C                                          Eval          Qcmd = 'CLRPFM
FILE('  +  %trim(DRKY)  + ')'

Can't test myself iSeries not avail.

Thanks
Bill Hopkins