RE: Free Format question

From: joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: Free Format question> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:13:18 -0500> > > From: Sharon> > > > My newbie question: I am trying to get the rust off my Free > > Format skills, I work in LANSA mostly, I want to rename a > > field in free. I see in the Redbooks how RENAME is used for > > the record format and then a Data Structure is created with > > the new record format name and the new field name listed there.> > Hi Sharon!> > Is the idea that you want to use an externally described file and rename the> field coming in? And is the reason because of a collision with another> field? If so, you might want to consider using a prefix, which will add a> prefix to the field name of every field in the file.> > http://tinyurl.com/2jfjsu> > > If that's a little overboard for you, though, the old-fashioned method of> adding an I-spec for the record format and another I-spec to perform the> field rename for a single field is also still perfectly valid.> > http://tinyurl.com/2pffdb> > > The data structure method works just as well.> > Joe> > -- > This is the RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries (RPG400-L) mailing list> To post a message email: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,> visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/rpg400-l> or email: RPG400-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives> at http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l.>