RE: Writing to multiple physical files with the same format

Nnnnoooooooo.....<grin>

Please don't. OVRDBF is so 1980's. ;)

Instead, use the EXTFILE() with a variable.

Make the file USROPEN, and simply set the variable you specified with EXTFILE() prior to opening the
file.

Charles Wilt
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Software Engineer
CINTAS Corporation - IT 92B
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-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of James Lampert
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 7:48 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: Writing to multiple physical files with the same format

You say the individual files all have the same format.

Why not spec the file as USROPN, and then do an OVRDBF to the desired
file, open it, do your I/O, close it, and delete the override?

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James H. H. Lampert
Touchtone Corporation

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