Re: exfile question

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Am I understanding you right? The two files are identical but in 
different libraries?

Nick Arndt wrote:
> I need both files open together because I have to back out some changes done
> to the production file.  If I renamed input the the actual file name I would
> have access to the fields but i would have it defined twice in the program.
> doing an ovrdbf might be the only option if i cant get to the fields in the
> file by just using extfile/extmbr.
>
> On Feb 5, 2008 10:25 AM, Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   
> > I am curious why you need it opened twice?   However, could you leave
> > "input" as usropn, and do an ovrdbf to "mvmndb"?
> >
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