Re: CPYFRMIMPF of csv file with 2 separate record layouts

note that Scott's ifs eBook is probably not a good resource.

The prototypes are out of date, IBM added some extra parameters at
v5r3 or so I think.

A better resource is Scott's iSeries Network articles:
http://systeminetwork.com/article/rpg-and-ifs-introduction-stream-files
http://systeminetwork.com/article/rpg-and-ifs-working-directories
http://systeminetwork.com/article/rpg-and-ifs-working-links
http://systeminetwork.com/article/rpg-and-ifs-getting-information-about-your-files
http://systeminetwork.com/article/rpg-and-ifs-text-files-world

You do need a paid membership to access these though.

Charles Wilt


On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Dennis Lovelady <iseries@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I replied with the wrong link; I copied from the wrong line.

Here's what I meant:  http://www.scottklement.com/rpg/ifs_ebook/

This thread belongs on the RPG list.  In case the OP isn't on that
list, I have replied both places.

Yes you can,  but what I've done in the past is to use CPYFRMIMPF

into

a database file that would just have 1 field long enough to fix the

max

length in the file.  Then use that DB2 file to read in the RPG.

That does work, and if we applied enough brain power, we could probably
find even more convoluted ways to do this.  :)  (Sorry, Michael.)

It's not worth all that hassle, since it's so easy to work with stream
files in RPG.  Start here:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg245402.html

Then visit iseriesnetwork.com for invaluable tips from Scott Klement.

Dennis Lovelady
http://www.linkedin.com/in/dennislovelady
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