RE: Help with data area in RPG

This looks like the best way to do it. I have done this in the past. I could 
design the data base file so I could have not only the tag printer id but the 
closest laser printer id. Some times you get locked on an ideal and that's it.
But I am still want to try and get the data area working. Helps me learn.

Willie....
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[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Fisher, Don
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 6:59 AM
To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
Subject: RE: Help with data area in RPG


This is certainly getting complicated.  How about we simplify a little bit?
If the intention is to keep the location the user entered indefinitely,
create a file with fields for user and location.  The create a service
program with procedures that will update and retrieve this information.  The
actual prompt for the location could also be in the service program so a
"Change Your Location" function could be called.

Donald R. Fisher, III
Project Manager
Roomstore Furniture Company
(804) 784-7600 extension 2124
DFisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


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What we had to do in this case (we needed to do the whole thing in RPG -
don't ask) was to use the QWCRDTAA API to read the data area. To write back
to it, we just built a string to QCMDEXC. The documentation for the QWCRDTAA
API is at:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r1/ic2924/index.htm?info/apis/qwcrdt
aa.htm
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