Re: Compiling a program with two files having the same name

If the field names are different you don't need to prefix, but you may
need to rename one of the files record formats if those are the same.

rename(rfile:nfile)



From:
Robert Rogerson <rogersonra@xxxxxxxxx>
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RPG programming on the IBM i / System i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:
11/10/2009 10:27 AM
Subject:
Re: Compiling a program with two files having the same name
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Hi Booth,

If it's a one time thing CPYF with *MAP *DROP may work.

If RPG then wouldn't EXTFILE and PREFIX not work? You could PREFIX(N_)
for the new file and PREFIX(O_) for the old file.

Rob
Booth Martin wrote:

I have to populate a new file in a new library with data from an old
file in an old library. The file names are the same, but the field
names are different/ Both are externally defined.

Great excuse to use EXTFILE() keyword! :)

This machine is at v4r4. :(

I thought I knew how to do this, but I can see now that I don't.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.