Re: Periods in filenames

["Michael Ryan" <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Doesn't like it on the compile...

FMYFILE    IF   E             Disk    ExtFile(OtherFile)
F                                     UsrOpn

D OtherFile       S             10

/Free
 OtherFile = 'MY.FILE';
 Open MYFILE;
 Close MYFILE;
 *InLR = *On;


Message ID . . . . . . :   RNF0624       Severity . . . . . . . :
30
Message type . . . . . :
Diagnostic


Message . . . . :   The external name contains a period and must be
renamed.
Cause . . . . . :   An external record name or field name contains a
period
 (.). This is not allowed, so the name must be renamed. The name is
ignored.
Recovery  . . .
:
   -- If it is a record format name, specify the RENAME keyword on the
File
 specification, or specify the IGNORE or INCLUDE keyword so the record
format
 is not
used.
   -- If it is a field name, rename the field in the Input
specification.
   -- If it is a subfield name in an externally-described data
structure,
 rename the field using the EXTFLD keyword in the Definition
specification.
 Compile
again.

Use an override...

On 11/1/06, James H H Lampert <jamesl@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm in no position to test it here, at the moment, but
> assuming the customer's machine has EXTNAME, would an
> EXTNAME clause accept a period in the filename?
>
> --
> JHHL
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