Re: Updating file via datastructure

[Joep Beckeringh <joep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Tilo,

IIRC the field Record is added to the datastructure, thus making the 
datastructure longer than the record. You should add OVERLAY(DSHISTRC) to the 
Record field.

Joep Beckeringh


Tilo von Brandis wrote:
> Hi 
>  
> I am trying to update a file using a datastructure because I want to update
> 24 fields on the file as an array
>  
> DDSHISTRC       E DS                  EXTName(SHISTRCL1)      
> D   Record                     406                                 
> D    RM                          3P 0 OVERLAY(Record:72) DIM(24)   
> D*                                                                 
>  
> When I try to update the file using the following command:
>  
>          UPDATE RISREC DSHISTRC;
>  
> the compiler gives the following error message:
>  
> *RNF7701 20 The data structure is not allowed for the operation.
>  
> What am I doing wrong?
>  
> Tilo von Brandis
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