Re: Better coding method

Adam,

You can use an external DS and define an array on it, as long as the fields
are consecutive.

Like (not tested, written on V5R3, compiled back to V5R1):

D CVFILEDS E DS EXTNAME(CVfile)
D Rates1 35 106

D Rates 6S 4 DIM(12)
OVERLAY(Rates1)

With regards,
Carel Teijgeler

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On 20-6-2008 at 7:37 Adam West wrote:

HI I have an exchange rate conversion file that is set up as follows:
 
 A            CVCO          

1A       

 A            CVDIV         

2A       

 A            CVYR          

2S 0     

 A            CVDESC       

30A       

 A            CV01          

6S 4     

 A            CV02          

6S 4     

 A            CV03          

6S 4     

 A            CV04          

6S 4     

 A            CV05          

6S 4     

 A            CV06          

6S 4     

 A            CV07          

6S 4     

 A            CV08          

6S 4     

 A            CV09          

6S 4     

 A            CV10          

6S 4     

A            CV11           6S

4       TEXT('CV MTH 11')      

A            CV12           6S

4       TEXT('CV MTH 12')      

A            CVXTR1         8S

0       TEXT('EXTRA 1')        

A            CVXTR2         8S

0       TEXT('EXTRA 2')        

A            CVXTR3        11S

2       TEXT('EXTRA 3')        

A            CVXTR4        11S

2       TEXT('EXTRA 4')        

A            CVXTR5        

3A         TEXT('EXTRA 5')        

A            CVXTR6        

6A         TEXT('EXTRA 6')        

A          K

CVCO                       
                      

A          K

CVDIV                       
                     

A          K

CVYR                       
                      

                        

              

Every month has a different exch rate iow. I have a program that recaps
prev. month sales for foreign tax calculations. The exchange rate I want
to accesss by using the month I am processsing as my index. Am I needing
to recreate the DDS as a data structure and using DIM for my months or is
there a simpler way to do this.
 



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