RE: adding new fields to PF

I wrote a utility a few years ago called DBUPD (database update) that would
do this all for you in one step. It could even be used to simply produce a
report of PFs that were different than sorce.

If you're interested in trying it, let me know and I can try dig it up
(contact me offline at bvstone at bvstools dottttttttt com)

Bradley V. Stone
BVSTools - www.bvstools.com
eRPG SDK - www.erpgsdk.com

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Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 4:48 PM
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Subject: Re: adding new fields to PF


Sorry. That should have been written "... the LVLCHK(*NO) in
step-two is worthless [and as dangerous as when any program compiled
against the old definition, had run with OVRDBF LVLCHK(*NO) in effect],
and so step-four is also not required." If the attribute had remained
LVLCHK(*YES), then step-four is not required, and the file would have no
point at which it was LVLCHK(*NO).

The compilers do not know or care during compile time what the value
is for the Level Check LVLCHK setting. Whether to level check is a
decision for run-time, at open-time.

Regards, Chuck

Jeff Crosby wrote:

Step 2 is the whole point: add new field(s).

<<SNIP>>
1) Add the fields to the DDS.
2) CHGPF FILE(lib/file) SRCFILE(QDDSSRC) SRCMBR(*FILE) LVLCHK(*NO)
The file now has the new fields.
3) Recompile your RPG programs.
4) Do a CHGPF FILE(lib/file) LVLCHK(*YES)
5) Now start doing whatever programming needs done to
actually use these fields.

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