RE: CHAIN in program-described mode

Are the field names and types the same in all versions for the fields you need?
Is adding a d spec an option?
d internalName E DS extname(fileName )
Then use sql to access?

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[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of James H. H. Lampert
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:29 PM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: Re: CHAIN in program-described mode


Booth Martin wrote:

mmmmmm,,,, I see. I understood the file to be externally described but
you were redefining the file layout in the program.

Actually, opening as program-described because (beyond the first few
fields) the layout is unknown at compile time, and varies from one
installation to another. Current version of the program uses
externally-described mode, and has to be recompiled every time the
database layout changes; trying to eventually release a version that
doesn't care.

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