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  3. January 2007

Re: Data Dictionary

rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:


   7. Re: Data Dictionary (Mike Berman)
Is it that no one uses Data Dictionary anymore,if so why? Once I have the Dictionary created, how do I apply it to a file, by using the REF keyword? 

Michael Ryan <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  A Field Reference File? It's basically a file definition (regular old
DDS) that doesn't contain data. You just reference the fields. Check
the DDS manual.

As far as a data dictionary...I haven't seen one in 20 years. I
wouldn't have any idea how to use it.


Mike:
I suggest that you contact your partner and clarify the _meaning_ of "data dictionary". Be aware that the term can have a very specific meaning on AS/400s and that that meaning might be very different from more general ones.
IIRC, the old System/36s had a lot to do with how/why "data dictionaries" became what they are under OS/400. If your partner isn't directly familiar with what that means, then there's a big chance that you might be going in the wrong direction. 

Tom Liotta

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