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  3. May 2007

RE: Long DB2 Column Names from RPG

What? You'd ask your clients? Do they actually put a preference in their
project specifications or do they say "Get me this pretty screen on time
and on budget"?

But you're right, you can also declare the long field names in DDS if you
have to, using the ALIAS keyword. Had a former coworker call me years
ago. Had a client (he normally did PC development) in which he had to
interface with their software. The PC software was all written using long
field names. DBA on the as/400 set them up with short field names and he
wanted to know how to meet in the middle and I suggested ALIAS. Got a big
thank you but I don't know if he ever convinced them to CHGPF to use
ALIAS.

Rob Berendt

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