Re: Freeform Inquiry

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 Try something like this:

  FTheirFile  e        disk      prefix(T_)
  FMyFile     e        disk      prefix(M_)

Then DocID becomes T_DocID or M_DocID automagically.


On 7/10/2014 4:42 PM, gevans@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I have a situation here where files from a third party vendor contain
> field names identical to one of my own files.  The third party files are
> each varying, where as those in my files were created fixed length.  That
> of course produces a compile error.  I have over ridden(renamed) the
> fields in my files by way of the I specs; thusly:
>         // ISPECS
> ***************************************************************
>       IRim0003
>       I              DocID                       DocID_3
>       I              Title                       Title_3
>       I              Folder1                     Folder1_3
>
> My question is this:  Is there any way to accomplish this same end without
> resorting to fixed column I specs?  These stand out like a sore thumb in
> an otherwise totally free-form program.
>
> Gary B Evans
> Computer Programmer
> National American Insurance Company
> Ph #:    405-258-4509
> Fax #:  405-240-5545
> gevans@xxxxxxxxx