Re: Loading an array from multiple fields in a record

Jim,

I didn't see this mentioned so I'll throw it out.

D InputFileDS ds ExtName(InputFile)
D AmtArray 7p 2 Dim(24) Overlay(InputFileDS
:StartOfAmts)

Read InputFile InputFileDS
Or
Chain Key InputFile InputFileDS

This will cause your input record to be read straight into the DS and
populate the array at the same time.

HTH,

Rick


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On Behalf Of Jim Essinger
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 12:27 PM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: Loading an array from multiple fields in a record

Greetings!

I am a former (reformed) COBOL programmer still trying to re-learn RPG
(learned and used RPG II) and upgrade my knowledge to include the newer
functionality. I have searched the archives, but have not found a good way
to do this.

I have a file with records that contain 24 contiguous fields with like
information. They are all dollar amounts. From one record I need to load an
array so that field01 becomes array element 1, field02 becomes array element
1 and so on.

Is there an easy way in RPG to accomplish this?

I have tried to create a DS with like;


D ds
D InFields
D Field01
D Field02
.
.
.
.
D Field24

D ds
D WkArray (defined like Field01) dim(24)

Then I have tried several ways to get the data structure InFields to load
each field into the array WkArray. All with no luck.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

Jim
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