Re: will dds alias keyword cause level checks?

[Douglas Belcher <dougdbkv@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dale,

> From a recent article by Joe Pluta
http://echo.bluehornet.com/ct/4909436:2331929015:m:1:96459759:9EEF99D1A4AB1267257C566A8468EC54:r

This will create the file, with the required RPG record format name, and
relabel the columns.  Try it out and see if it works for you
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 2:20 PM, Gary Thompson <gthompson@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I think adding an alias has no effect on the level check,
> but an easy test is to add an alias to one field, compile
> to qtemp, then you have your answer
>
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>
>  I want to start adding alias names with nice, long, clearly
> understandable names.  We are dabbling in DDL, but most of our stuff is
> DDS.  But we are moving to SQL and exporting files as spreadsheets, so nice
> clear column names is a good thing.
>
> I must add the alias in  DDS because system I navigator only allows me to
> change the short name, which I do NOT want to change since that is what RPG
> uses.
>
> I am afraid I will get level checks on my rpg programs if I use chgpf
> pointing to the new DDS with aliases.
>
> Can anyone confirm or deny level checks before I jump in?
>
> Thanks.
>
> ---Dale
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