Re: Data Structure with same physical file format and fields two times -- RPG400-L

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Like the others, I highly recommend you move away from the prefix approach
and use qualified structures. MUCH more self-documenting and easier to read
to refer to newOrderDetail.orderdate than nrorderdate.
Stu

On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 10:33, Jim Essinger <dilbernator@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

All,

I know it must be something simple that I am missing. I want the structure
of a physical file in my program twice, renaming the fields so I can
compare
a before and after picture.

My code;

* Old record data structure
D oorddtl E DS EXTNAME(myfile) prefix('or':2)
D
* New record data structure
D norddtl E DS EXTNAME(myfile) prefix('nr':2)
D

The compile error I am getting is;

*RNF3534 20 a 003500 The parameter for keyword PREFIX is not valid;
keyword is ignored.

As I am still new(er) to ILE RPG (reformed COBOL programmer and previous
RPG
III programmer), my reading of the manual says this should be possible. So
what am I missing?

Thanks!

JIm
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