Re: Format Level ID

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

A file's "Format Level Identifier" is generated from
Record format name
Column _System_ Name, type, position, size, CCSID and possibly Date format
and probably a couple more I'm forgetting :)

Did you use iNav's Retrieve SQL Source function to generate the SQL
DDL from the DDS created object?

If not, then try that.  Otherwise, look into the PTFs Rory's link provides..

Lastly. note that "File Level Identifier" is basically the the date
and time the file was created, it has no bearing on level checks.

Charles


On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Kurt Anderson
<kurt.anderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It's kind of embarrassing that I've been working with the machine (Power, iSeries, etc) for over 10 years, but apparently missed mastering file/format level IDs and when they change, etc.
>
> I'm sure there's some reading I can do, but I have one situation that I wanted to get input on.
>
> We have a SQL file, TAXSTMTP.  We also have a DDS file, CURTAXP.  CURTAXP is like a history/save file of TAXSTMTP.  Our "cur" files are multi-member, so they can't be created via SQL, which is why they are created using DDS source.
>
> These two files, compiled at 'the same time', one after the other, results in the following format IDs:
> TAXSTMTP:  43856FE31EAC4
> CURTAXP:    43856FE31EAB4
>
> The only difference being the 2nd to last digit.  Is the difference due to one being SQL and the other DDS, or is that a red herring?
>
> It's coming up b/c we have a program that runs with either CURTAXP or TAXSTMTP, but it complains (level check) when trying to run over the file it wasn't compiled over.
>
> Our "cur" files are mostly history files, but there are some used by programs, which is why I'm hesitant to change the file to lvlchk(*no).
>
> Thanks,
> Kurt Anderson
> Sr. Programmer/Analyst
> CustomCall Data Systems
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