Generating ACII directly to an IFS file.

For all those who may have been following my travails with writing to the IFS 
(probably just two others).

I finally found the solution to the problem of obtaining an ASCII output direct 
to an IFS file.

The solution is in the RedBook - Sorcerers Guide RPGIV.pdf (I haven't got the 
URL as I have the down-loaded the PDF).

On page 266 example code and full explanations are provided. It seems that the 
act of opening the file is simply a prelude to writing of the records in ASCII 
format. In fact, in order to write records in ASCII format, the file has to be 
created, then closed then re-opened. The redbook provides a comprehensive 
explanation on page 273 which puts the whole thing into perspective.

I can now generate an XML to the IFS with a properly formatted file name and in 
ASCII such that IE can open the document.

Thank you to those who contributed, and I hope that this little reference can 
help others who hit brick walls at great speed.


Mike Pantzopoulos
EIG-Ansvar Limited
Tel  : 61 (3) 9614 3535
Fax: 61 (3) 9614 2740



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