Re: IFS read files

["Gary Kuznitz " <docfxit@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you for the reply.

That solved the problem right away.  It's just what I needed.
I had a binding directory.  I didn't have it on the H spec.
Thank you very much for a great explanation.

Gary

On 25 Sep 2010 at 13:21, Mark (Mark S. Waterbury <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>) 
commented about Re: IFS read files:

>   Hi, Gary:
>
> You did not specify if you are using CRTBNDRPG to compile and bind in 
> "one step" ... if you used a CRTRPGMOD and then CRTPGM, you could just 
> specify SRVPGM(IFSTEXTR4) on the CRTPGM command.
>
> Probably the best and easiest thing to do is to create a binding 
> directory (CRTBNDDIR) and then add your *SRVPGM IFSTEXTR4 to the binding 
> directory, using the ADDBNDDIRE command.  NOTE: do NOT add both the 
> *SRVPGM and the *MODULE to the binding directory. Normally, if you have 
> created a *SRVPGM, then you do not want to "bind by copy" the *MODULE 
> into every program that uses any procedures in that module. (I hope that 
> makes sense.)
>
> Then, you need to specify the name of your binding directory on the 
> H-spec in your program that uses (or calls) "READLINE" ... e.g.:
>
>      H BNDDIR('MYBINDDIR')
>
> Try that, and see if that resolves your problem.
>
> All the best,
>
> Mark S. Waterbury
>
>  > On 9/25/2010 12:40 PM, Gary Kuznitz wrote:
> > Thank you for the reply.
> >
> > On 25 Sep 2010 at 7:32, Dennis (Dennis Lovelady<rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>) commented
> > about RE: IFS read files:
> >
> > > When you compile your program, it might be good for you to specify
> > > option(*SECLVL) on the compile command, so that additional information will
> > > be provided for errors until you get a feel for them.
> > I tried that.  What I see  in the compiled listing is:
> > Errors were found during the binding step. See the job log for more information.
> >    In the Job Log I get:
> > CPD5D02 No definition was found for reference READLINE
> > In Work with Objects:
> > IFSTEXTR4   *SRVPGM   QGPL        RPGLE       IFS Text file service progr
> > IFSTEXTR4   *MODULE   QGPL        RPGLE       Read and write streem files
> >
> > In the program with the error I have:
> > c                   dow       readline(fd: %addr(line): %size(line))>=0
> > QGPL is in *libl during the compile
> >
> > In IFSTEXTR4:
> >   P readline        B                   export
> >   D readline        PI            10I 0
> >   D   fd                          10I 0 value
> >   D   text                          *   value
> >   D   maxlen                      10I 0 value
> >
> >   D readline        PR            10I 0
> >   D   fd                          10I 0 value
> >   D   text                          *   value
> >   D   maxlen                      10I 0 value
> >
> >
> > > If you call here for
> > > help, it would be good to provide the error message ID (RNFxxxx) and the
> > > source line (at a minimum) that caused the error.
> > >
> > > In this case, I can guess that the system's telling you that you're trying
> > > to reference a procedure called READLINE and you have not provided a
> > > prototype for that procedure.
> > Is there anything else I need to do to get the program to see  readline ?
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Gary Kuznitz
> >
> > > Dennis Lovelady
> > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/dennislovelady
> > > --
> > > "Money is what you'd get on beautifully without if only other people weren't
> > > so crazy about it."
> > >          -- Margaret Case Harriman
> > >
> > >
> > > > I'm getting an error saying:
> > > > Definition not found for symbol 'READLINE'
> > > >
> > > > I'm not sure what I am doing wrong.
> > > >
> > > > What I need to do is read all records in all files in /tmp on the IFS.
> > > >
> > > > I have created the service program IFSTEXTR4 Read and write streem
> > > > files to IFS
> > > > from:
> > > > www.scottklement.com/rpg/ifs_ebook/textwriting.html
> > > > www.scottklement.com/rpg/ifs_ebook/textreading.html
> > > >
> > > > Then I used the example CH7ReadDir from:
> > > > www.scottklement.com/rpg/ifs_ebook/ch7readdir.html
> > > >
> > > > And added the read file subroutine called showfile to it.
> > > > From:
> > > > www.scottklement.com/rpg/ifs_ebook/ch5test.html
> > > >
> > > > When I compile it the error I get is:
> > > > Definition not found for symbol 'READLINE'
> > > >
> > > > If someone likes I can paste the code so you can look at it.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you,
> > > >
> > > > Gary
> > > >
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