RE: RPG II

Thanks Dick.

Bill



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Subject: re: RPG II

Remember that the communication between an RPG II program and the
workstation file is just passing a buffer of data.  You parse the data
in the "I" spec.  and O spec. of the RPG II program.  That said, to
design the workstation file record (S/D spec.s) you layout the fields
across the first line with SDA.  Next, you would use SEU to copy each
column to it's respective row location thus forming an array for that
column (you can not use the comma on the D spec.).  There is a limit to
the number of fields that you can send with an "unordered" load but if
you are careful with your design you should be okay.  Then, you simply
read (I spec.s) and write (O specs) the arrays between the program and
the workstation file.  Oh yeah, you can edit each array as required and
not have to mess with the individual elements on out-put.  Man, that was
brain strain!
Dick J (AZ)