Re: On Triggers and library lists.

Hi Michael,

No worries :-)

Sorry for my terse reply but it was from my phone.
I meant to throw an example in for you later on but forgot.

On reflection - I don't expect an example is needed - I'm sure you can see
how it works

best regards,
Craig

On 7 March 2018 at 14:41, <MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"RPG400-L" <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 03/07/2018 09:06:18
AM:

Craig,

I think I always read right over that 'filename' in EXTFILE(filename) can
be a variable in the documentation--it's right there. RPG isn't my first
language (I guess it shows sometimes), but I keep learning.

Thanks so much for straightening me out.

Michael Quigley
Computer Services
The Way International

----- Message from Craig Richards <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on Tue,
06 Mar 2018 18:35:44 +0000 -----

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Re: On Triggers and library lists.

Michael

No.

You could for example have ExtFile( QualFile )

Where QualFile is varchar( 21 )

Which you set to ‘somelib/file’ before opening the file.

You could then close the file, change QualFile and open it again from a
different library.

On Tue, 6 Mar 2018 at 18:21, <MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"RPG400-L" <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 02/23/2018

01:00:02

PM:

----- Message from Craig Richards <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on Fri,
23 Feb 2018 17:33:59 +0000 -----

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Re: On Triggers and library lists.

Hi Charles,

Yes I usually prefer that method too but not all files are RPG

access.

In particular there is one with a CLOB on.
I don't believe you can open files with CLOBs in native RPG.

Also the program is building JSON objects using the DB2 JSON_OBJECT
publishing function from data on the trigger after image for insert

into

the CLOB so that all needs to be SQL.

But I agree, I have a particular preference for ExtFile when I can

get

away

with it.

best regards,
Craig

On 23 February 2018 at 17:24, Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>

wrote:

I wouldn't use an override....

Instead, use the EXTFILE() keyword on the f-spec..

Charles

Sorry, but I'm really behind on my e-mail and I'm just getting caught

up

on this thread.

Doesn't the library on the EXTFILE keyword have to be hard coded at
compile time? And wouldn't that mean it's useless for the point of

this

thread--i.e., if the trigger can handle the same file in multiple
libraries, using EXTFILE would force it to update the file in the
specified library and not necessarily one in the same library as the

file

causing the trigger to fire?

Thanks in advance for clarifying my understanding (or

misunderstanding),

Michael Quigley
Computer Services
The Way International

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