RE: READC and *INPUT datastructure

Don't you get this when you code your display file as a template?
RNF2584
The keyword is not allowed following keyword TEMPLATE; the keyword is
ignored.
Cause . . . . . : When keyword TEMPLATE has already been specified, the
only keywords which may follow are BLOCK, EXTDESC, EXTMBR, FORMLEN,
FORMOFL, IGNORE, INCLUDE, KEYLOC, MAXDEV, PASS, PGMNAME, PLIST, PREFIX,
QUALIFIED, RENAME and SFILE.

Recovery . . . : Remove the incorrect keyword.



From: "Christen, Duane" <Duane.Christen@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 01/27/2010 12:56 PM
Subject: RE: READC and *INPUT datastructure
Sent by: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx



Darren;

What you want is LikeRec. The code snippets below demonstrate how to use
the 6.1 file template/local file/record DS capabilities, the last line is
the ReadC operation you want to use.

Define the template, in a copybook in my case:
Fdisplay_t CF E WorkStn Qualified
F Template
F ExtDesc('OTD5568')
F ExtFile('OTD5568')
F SFile(SFITEMLIST)

Use the template in a procedure to define a local file:
Fdisplay LikeFile(display_t)
F Static
F IndDs(displayInd)
F SFile(SFITEMLIST : sflRRN)
F UsrOpn

Define the I/O structure(s). (Define your indicator struct like you always
have):
D listCtl...

D DS LikeRec(display_t.scItemList :
*ALL)

D listCtlOut...

D DS LikeRec(display_t.scItemList :

D *OUTPUT)


D listSflOut...
D DS LikeRec(display_t.sfItemList :

D *OUTPUT)


D listSflIn...
D DS LikeRec(display_t.sfItemList :

D *INPUT)


ReadC Code:
ReadC display.SFITEMLIST listSflIn;

Duane Christen