Re: Defining two fields as one.

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Are you externally defining the files, too?

Otherwise, just ignore/delete the first two definitions since they are 
not used.

Willie J. Moore wrote:
> I am converting some old RPG programs with internally defined files to RPGIV.
>
> What I have run across is two fields defined as one in the old RPG program.
> Ex:     1       5       lot1
>         6       10      lot2
>         1       10      lotall
> Then lotall is used though out the program.
>
> I know that I can do this with DS (Data Structures). Chain to file then move 
> fields in the DS.  But that seams like a lot of work and extra programming.
>
> I would like to know if there is an easier way to do this that would not 
> require the use of the DS. I would prefer that whenever a chain/read is done on 
> file that lotall is build and ready.
>
> Thanks in advance for the help,
> William Moore
> Cal Fine Wire