RE: Suggestion: File to use when compile

Use a logical file name over that physical in the F-specs. Then, use EXTFILE
on the F-specs qualifying the library (for both your input and output
files). Also, you need to rename one of the record formats. OVRDBF not
required. 

Here is how I use Extfile to open the same file in either of two different
libraries, depending on a parameter that was passed (Corporate, an
indicator):

     FHdchrt    IF   E           K Disk    Usropn Extfile(Hdchrt_Name) 

     D Hdchrt_Name     S             21A   Inz('GLHDSDATA/HDCHRT')  

      /free
                          
        // Use CPHDSDATA for files if Corporate is *ON.
       If Corporate;
         %SUBST(Hdchrt_Name : 1 : 2) = 'CP';    
       Endif;                                   
                                                
       // Open file.                                               
       Open Hdchrt;                             



Francis Lapeyre
IS Dept. Programmer/Analyst
Stewart Enterprises, Inc.
E-mail: flapeyre@xxxxxxxx 


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On Behalf Of johnking@xxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 5:04 PM
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Subject: Re: Suggestion: File to use when compile

All,

 I recently had the occasion to copy records from one PF to another
identically-named PF via RPG. Of course, the compiler complained about
duplicate file names so it was necessary to rename one of the the files in
the RPG source and issue an OVRDBF before the program would compile.

 There was a thread about this topic in Oct 2004 and the consensus was that
the RPG compiler should be enhanced to allow an override to the RPG-source.
See:
http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l/200410/msg00122.html. I could not
locate this feature in the V5R3 RPG manual. Does anyone know whether this
has been addressed by IBM yet?

Many thanks, JK

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