RE: Sharing *DSPF Record Formats

That is exactly where I went.

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Thanks everyone....have a good weekend...
- Steve

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[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Booth Martin
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 3:37 PM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: Re: Sharing *DSPF Record Formats

Consider defining a data structure with the fields you need, and pass
that data structure as a parm or to a dataque if the display-flag is not

flying? I believe there is an easy way to define that data structure
like the screen format but it escapes me at the moment.

Coyle, Stephen F. wrote:

Program B that populates the display format has a flag that controls

the

displaying of the format. So there are times when it is displayed, but
not this time. I just want the data it presents without actually

having

to display it.



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[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob P. Roche
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 2:32 PM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: Re: Sharing *DSPF Record Formats

If you don't want to display the format in any program, why create

one?

Why not just store the data you need access to in a temp file?






On 13/12/2008, at 5:53 AM, Coyle, Stephen F. wrote:

I know it's possible to OVRDSPF SHARE(*YES) and read a

subfile

in program A that was built in program B. Is there anyway to read a
display file record format that was built in program B?
My scenario is the CL issues an OVRDSPF SHARE(*YES),

then
calls

program A. A then calls B and when it returns, A attempts to use a
display format that was populated from B.
I tried just doing a READ to the format but as

expected,

received a session or device error. I also do not want to display the
format in either program A or B.

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