Re: File open fails because of a level check error -- can I catch this, and find out where it tried to open the file? -- RPG400-L

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Subject: Re: File open fails because of a level check error -- can I catch this, and find out where it tried to open the file?
From: rob@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:39:47 -0500
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Before you open the file use an api to retrieve the file definition
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v6r1m0/topic/apis/qdbrtvfd.htm
3 Qualified returned file name Output Char(20)
5 Qualified file name Input Char(20)
Pass in *LIBL on parameter 5 and get the library on parameter 3. QED.

Rob Berendt

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