Re: Arrays

[Tony Carolla <carolla@xxxxxxxxx>]

<snip>
> Some application questions though.
> 1)  If a user said "On this inquiry screen I would like to position my
> cursor on any column and sort by that column (and you have seven columns)
> would you:
> a - Create 7 logicals and use RPG native I/O
> b - Front end the code with OPNQRYF (but since I don't use that I forget
> if you have to redefine the key on the f-spec to match the sort order)
> c - Use SQL
> d - Tell the user it can't be done.
> e - Offload the data to another platform and have them manipulate it
> there.
> f - Put it on your to-do list, but always at the bottom priority to never
> get done.
> 
> Rob Berendt
</snip>

WAIT!  I got the answer!

1)  With the help of the entire population of the RPG400L list, force
IBM to modify SORTA to work with DS arrays

2)  Create a DS array to store the results in, sort based on the
user's choice field, using the New SORTA op

3)  output to the subfile

HOORAY!  I WIN!!!


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