Re: xfoot a data structure

[Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Qualified is not relevant to the discussion Booth other than the fact that it is required for a DS array. But the simple answer is so that I can have n=more than one field with the same name and that the source, parenthood and location of the data is clear.

This is a DS array.

D myDSArray        ds                 dim(99) Qualified.
D   item1
D   item2
D   etc

What you had was an unnamed array (although it could have had a name) with a group field array (data) and the group field was overlaid with individual fields numbr1 and numbr2. Because they overlay the group field they are automagically arrays on their own right.

The OP wanted a DS array - for whatever reason.

 
On 2013-09-05, at 11:50 AM, Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I believe you but I don't understand you.  What is the win he will gain 
> by using a DS array?  I admit, I have never understood the win/gain of 
> the qualified keyword.
>
>
> On 9/5/2013 9:12 AM, Jon Paris wrote:
> > That works Booth - but it doesn't meet the OP's original requirement that it be a DS array. You're using a group field defined as an array.
> >
> >
> > On 2013-09-04, at 9:03 PM, Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > fwiw, this code:
> > >
> > >      D                 ds
> > >      D data                                dim(100)
> > >      D  numbr1                       11s 2 inz(1) overlay(data)
> > >      D  numbr2                       11s 2 inz(2) overlay(data: *next)
> > >       /FREE
> > >           nField = %xfoot(numbr1);
> > >           wString =  %editc(nField: 'N');
> > >           dsply wString;
> > >           nField = %xfoot(numbr2);
> > >           wString =  %editc(nField: 'N');
> > >           dsply wString;
> > >
> > > gave me this result:
> > >  DSPLY       100.00
> > >  DSPLY       200.00
> > Jon Paris
> >
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