Re: Open with USROPN Files

["Shannon O'Donnell" <sodonnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Shannon O'Donnell


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Paris" <Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 3:30 PM
Subject: RE: Open with USROPN Files


> >> Is it truth that there is no way to do this:
>
> As has been pointed out earlier you can do what you want with QCMDEXC or
> system, but since you asked the question......
>
> The answer is "Yes" for V5R1 and later.  V5R1 introduced the F-spec
keyword
> EXTFILE.  This allows for a literal file name to be used or for a variable
> to be used to supply the file name.  There is also a matching EXTMBR
> keyword.  As long as the variable is set _before_ opening the file this
> works just fine.  The example below demonstrates passing the file name in
as
> a parm and also using USROPN.
>
>      FFile2     IF   F   10        DISK    EXTFILE(FileName2)
>
>      FPrinter   IF   F   10        DISK    EXTFILE(PrtName) USROPN
>
>      D PrtName         S             21A
>      D FileName2       S             21A
>      D Testing         S               N
>
>      C     *ENTRY        PLIST
>      C                   PARM                    FileName2
>      C                   PARM                    Testing
>
>       * Use test library print file when testing
>      C                   IF        Not Testing
>      C                   EVAL      PrtName = 'PRODLIB/PRTFILE'
>      C                   ELSE
>      C                   EVAL      PrtName = 'TESTLIB/PRTFILE'
>      C                   ENDIF
>
>      C                   OPEN      Printer
>
>
> Jon Paris
> Partner400
> www.Partner400.com
>
>
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