Re: Clearing buffer

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

List the fields you want cleared under a data structure and then clear 
the data structure.  Consider Rest as an opcode, too, if there in INZ() 
stuff.


Mike Berman wrote:
> Thanks, the only problem is that they are same file, one is logical, your 
> second method almost working but not quite.
>
> Sharon Wintermute <SWintermute@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:  Clear is the correct way. 
> What you need to do is set it up in one of two ways:
>
> Clear format1
> Read format1
> Write format2
>
> Or
>
> Read Format1
> Write format2
> Clear Format2
>
> I usually use the second option.
>
>
> This way you remove extraneous data before you read in the record you intend to 
> write.
>
> Sharon Wintermute
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of Mike Berman
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 4:01 PM
> To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Clearing buffer
>
> In an RPG program, some records have only a few fields populated, whilest other 
> records have more fields populated.
>
> A simple program is pushing records from one file to the next. But with some of 
> them, they are getting data written that does not belong.
>
> I tried CLEAR but this clears the entire record.
>
> What should I be using?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
>
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