RE: Sharing *DSPF Record Formats

["Coyle, Stephen F." <SCoyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That is exactly where I went.

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

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[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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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [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?
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> On 13/12/2008, at 5:53 AM, Coyle, Stephen F. wrote:
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> >                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,
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> > 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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