RE: Reading/Chaining into a DS, and RNF0202

Well, if you've encapsulated file access into a single module, you could do
reads into the DS to pass the information back.

Charles


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Justin Houchin [mailto:justinh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 8:18 AM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: Re: Reading/Chaining into a DS, and RNF0202
> 
> 
> Would comparing fields from one file to another be the only reason to 
> read an external file into a data structure?  If not, could 
> someone give 
>   some other examples on why you would do this.
> 
> Thanks,
> Justin
> 
> Tony Carolla wrote:
> 
> > Mr. Rick Chevalier  thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!!!!
> > 
> > You just saved me from writing 26 boring subprocedures which compare
> > and move a bunch of fields from one file to the other.
> > 
> > Apparently, using the EXTNAME keyword doesn't then allow you to use
> > the defined data struct for reading into, or updating from.
> > 
> > 
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