Re: Passing Datastructure Array

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Note,

You should not define variables with a name starting with SQL  (ie you sqlDS).

IBM reserves SQLxxx names for it's own use.

It might work today, but tomorrow is another story.

Charles

On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Bryce Martin<BMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ok, I've tried google, I've searched the archives and checked other lists.
>  And what seems like it should work, doesn't.  So I turn to you RPGLE
> wizards...
>
> The Problem...  I'm trying to pass a datastructure array to a subprocedure
> to do a "%lookup" since %lookup doesn't support qualified names.  The
> problem is that I'm getting a compile error that says "RNF0528 Index is
> not allowed for name that is not an array; index is ignored."  It is
> basically saying that the array in my PI isn't an array...
>
> The Code...
>     D FindFSOds...
>     D                 PR             2s 0
>     D EntryDS                             LikeDS(sqlDS)
>     D ShopOrder...
>     D                                6s 0
>     D
>     D sqlDS           ds                  qualified Dim(20)
>     D  Shop_Order...
>     D                                6s 0
>     D  Parent_SO...
>     D                                6s 0
>
>     P FindFSOds...
>     P                 b
>     D FindFSOds...
>     D                 PI             2s 0
>     D EntryDS                             LikeDS(sqlDS)
>     D ShopOrder...
>     D                                6s 0
>     D
>     D
>     D ArraySize...
>     D                 c                   Const(20)
>     D rtrnIdx...
>     D                 s              2s 0
>     D x...
>     D                 s              2s 0
>      /free
>       rtrnIdx = 0;
>       for x = 1 to ArraySize;
>         if EntryDS(x).Shop_Order = ShopOrder;
>           rtrnIdx = x;
>           leave;
>         endif;
>       endfor;
>
>       return rtrnIdx;
>      /end-free
>     P FindFSOds...
>     P                 e
> ******************************************************************end of
> code
>
> The compiler error points to the "if" statement and says that the EntryDS
> can' have (x) because its not an array.  Doesn't the like DS mean that it
> is?  And that it will automatically be qualified?
>
> I'm confused.  What am I missing?
>
>
>
> Thanks
> Bryce Martin
> Programmer/Analyst I
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