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On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 21:38:26 -0400 Barbara Morris <bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Joe Lee wrote: > > ... There are many instances where you must access the > global field > > variables, for instance any time you do a file I/O > operation in the > > subprocedure you have no choice but to access the > global field > > variables. > > ... > > Starting in V5R2 you can do I/O to a record format > without accessing any > global fields by using a LIKEREC data structure in the > result field. In > V5R3, the rules are somewhat relaxed: you can use an > externally-described DS and you can specify a result DS > for I/O to an > externally-described file name. > > The file and record name are still global, though. And > the PSDS, INFDS, > INDDS etc. also have to be global. Now THAT is cool. :) Thanks for sharing this with us!
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