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Bob Cozzi wrote:
What frustrates me with %EOF(myfilename) is that we (pre-V5R3) had to read/chain to record formats, open file names, and do %EOF(filename). So a CHAIN RCDNAM would be followed by %EOF(FILENAME) not obvious unless the names were, by convention, similar. RPG IV shouldn't care about record format names for database files. It should ignore them, and encourage the use of the file name only. If you're still using multi-format logicals, then fine, that would still work, but for 99% of all code out there, why do you need a format name? It ain't 1983 anymore. -Bob Cozzi
I agree that it shouldn't care. I want to use format name rather than file name for all. Our logical files are numbered sequentially which makes it difficult to remember which is which when using multiple logicals over the same physical in the same program. By renaming the formats to something meaningful, it's easy to use them in a program until I get to the bifs and have to go find the filename. (Yes, it's easier to find that in WDSC with the outline view, but I can't yet use that in Linux or on a dumb terminal.)
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