RE: Defining two fields as one.

Sorry about the late responce. Was on a little vacation.
I have the two 'lot' fields in a externally defined file. I want to have the 
combined when 
I chain to the file.
William..

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces+wjmoore=calfinewire.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces+wjmoore=calfinewire.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of Booth Martin
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 3:06 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: Defining two fields as one.


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