Re: Input Secondary

[Jerry Adams <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Shannon,

You're lucky in a way; I still have to maintain RPG II programs.  On the 
other hand a couple of points:


1.  Secondary files and matching records are not limited to RPG II.  You 
can still use both in RPG IV.


2.  Any version of RPG gives one reason to thank God they have the 
cycle.  In a past life I had to write a COBOL program to, in essence, do 
matching records - with level control breaks.  Wanna compare nightmares?



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Shannon O'Donnell wrote:

> Thank you, everyone!  I've learned more about input secondary files now than I 
> ever wanted to know!  And I got down on my knees and thanked God that I don't 
> ever have to program in RPG II anymore!
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> -----Original Message-----
>    From: "Mark Allen"<allenmar@xxxxxxxxx>
>    Sent: 12/5/05 2:31:18 PM
>    To: "RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries"<rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>    Subject: Re: Input Secondary
>      Multi-file Processing with No Match Fields  When no match fields are used in multi-file processing, records are selected from one file at a time. When the records from one file are all processed, the records from the next file are selected. The files are selected in this order:       
>       Primary file, if specified   
>       Secondary files in the order in which they are described on the file description specifications. 
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>    Shannon O'Donnell <sodonnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:  I just came across an old clunker that uses an Inpit Secondary file. I have not seen one of these in about 17 years. Can someone who might have used one more recently give me a Readers Digest overview of how/why this is used? I coukd look it up of course, but if someone knows off the top of their head....
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>    TIA!
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