Re: Physical File, Record Format Name.

In the F SPECS,  specify the keyword   RENAME

F                                     RENAME(INR15:PGMJDESCF)

Put this directly below the file you want to rename. Or copy the RENAME
part to the same line as the file.

The first part is the RECORD FORMAT NAME, which would be your file name,
and the second is what you want to rename to.

In order for you to WRITE and UPDATE  a file, you must do so to the record
format name. It keep things simple, you can read by record format name too.
However, a delete must be done to the file name.



Michael Schutte
Work 614-492-7419
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I am a novice RPG programmer so this question might be quite simple for you

pros, but here it is. I created lots of physical files using 'CREATE
TABLE.....' via SQL and went about selecting, updating or deleting from
those files using Java code where I did not require record format. When I
am
trying to do a simple update(or any other operation) to a physical file
using RPG, do I have to know the record format name of the physical file?
If
so, is there a way I can go back and assign a record format name to those
physical files that I created using SQL?. Is it even necessary for a file
to
have a record format name? Or, does the iSeries automatically assigns some
record format name for any table? If so, where can I grab it from? Any
help/input in this matter will be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Mike.

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