Re: Long file names for external data structures

I was merely presenting another way to get the same data(short name) that your SQL provides.

But looking back at your original question with code snippet:

<snip>
Are long file names supported for external data structures? If so, how?
dcl-ds Media_library_info extname('QSYS2.MEDIA_LIBRARY_INFO') qualified e
nd-ds;
</snip>

the error "RNF0646E Library or object name exceeds 10 characters."

makes me think that, if long names are supported, you should delimit them with a "/" in place of the period "."

periods would be ok if the file was used in an SQL statement.

Bryan


Rob Berendt wrote on 12/29/2016 8:05 AM:

Bryan,

I sat on this email the first time but now I feel compelled to send it...

Will the use of that API allow my data structure to work, or is that just
some interesting trivia I can utilize if I have too much time on my hands
and decide that
select system_table_name
from qsys2.systables
where table_name='MEDIA_LIBRARY_INFO'
is too simple and there must be some api I can call to complicate that?


Rob Berendt