Re: define ascending array with data structure, subfields

I think that your statement should work:

foundElem = %lookupGE('A':SearchArr(*).$SearchStrg);

You may need to specify that the array is in ascending sequence

d SearchArr ds Dim(5000) qualified ASCEND
d $SearchStrg 16a
d $cust_id 9b 0

Incidentally, I see in the manual the example that you used for your
original array/ds specification.

The overlay keyword would work if you specified SearchArr as an element
of the data structure and not the name of the data structure.

d ds

d SearchArr 50 a Dim(5000) qualified ASCEND

d $SearchStrg 16a overlay(SearchArr)

d $cust_id 9b 0 overlay(SearchArr:*NEXT)

Paul

On 2017-04-18 10:26, Gerald Magnuson wrote:

thanks Paul,
the load and the sort works fine but
what should the %lookupGE command look like?

On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 9:13 AM, Paul Therrien <
paultherrien@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I don't think you want to use the overlay keywords as you are doing.
You are telling the compile that $SearchStrg overlays the array.

Try this:

d SearchArr ds Dim(5000) qualified
d $SearchStrg 16a
d $cust_id 9b 0

Paul

On 2017-04-18 09:45, Gerald Magnuson wrote:

I have a 2d array, which contains a search key and option id:
d SearchArr ds Dim(5000) qualified
d $SearchStrg 16a overlay(SearchArr)
d $cust_id 9b 0 overlay(SearchArr:*NEXT)

I load up the array, then do:
Sorta SearchArr(*).$searchStrg ;

but the compiler is telling me I can't do:
foundElem = %lookupGE('A':SearchArr(*));
because "the Data structure Array SearchArr must be specified in the form
DS_ARRAY(*).KEY_SUBF"

so I try:

foundElem = %lookupGE('A':SearchArr(*).$SearchStrg);

and the compiler tells me "$SearchStrg is not an array" --
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